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Wyoming Equality Day: Liz Byrd’s quest to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on January 16, 2017 by ahcadmin

Did you perhaps wonder as you sipped your coffee this morning about how Wyoming Equality Day originated?  Cheyenne native and Wyoming state legislator Harriett Elizabeth “Liz” Byrd was the guiding individual behind it.  Byrd was the first black woman to … Continue reading →

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