Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On July 5, 1978, nineteen Denver transit riders decided that enough was enough, and history was made.

Sources:

history.com/this-day-in-history/gang-of-19-disability-activists-protest-denver-bus-system

atlantiscommunity.org/about-us/history-of-atlantis-adapt

rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/gang-of-19-43-year-anniversary

adapt.org/we-will-ride-the-gang-of-19

meowwolf.com/visit/denver

westword.com/news/disability-protesters-gang-of-19-remembered-in-denver-10496346

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