Marcie Moore Gantz, State Historical Fund Director at History Colorado, shares the history of Dearfield and explains the push to preserve it as a national park. Dearfield, located around 25 miles east of Greeley, was the largest Black homesteading settlement in Colorado, according to the National Park Service. Originally founded in 1910 by Oliver Toussaint Jackson, the settlement was one of several Black settlements that formed in the decades following the American Civil War. Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/news/community/race-and-culture/dearfield-african-american-settlement-public-comment/73-93eda32f-1171-4831-8669-07f36b485e81 ------ More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.