Angel of the Rockies: The Clara Brown Story

Even before Martin Luther King had a dream, former slave Clara Brown had her dream come true. This stirring story from the aftermath of the Civil War tells how one lone black woman saved her people from certain death as she led them from starvation to the Promised Land.

Clara Brown, the only woman inducted into the Colorado pioneer hall of fame, was an unlikely hero. She was not only a former slave, her husband and children had been sold away from her on a Kentucky auction block. But against all odds, Clara gained her freedom and found her fortune in the Colorado gold fields while the Civil War raged a world away. But when the war ended, Clara rushed to Kansas in the hope of finding her long lost daughter. When she arrived, Clara didn’t find Eliza Jane, but hundreds of black families who had been led by swindlers to the frozen fields of Kansas to face starvation. Clara used her fortune to save her people from starving to death.

Clara did what people said couldn’t be done. She did it because she never lost faith and because she held on to her dream of finding her daughter, Eliza Jane. Clara turned her dream into reality. Through grit and determination she led her people to independence and her arms to her missing daughter.

The story of Clara Brown is one of America’s richest, un-mined discoveries. At a time when to be black, a former slave, and a woman without a husband meant automatic failure, Clara rose from her circumstances and became a beloved member of a Colorado mountain town, a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist with vast land holdings all over Denver and Central City, Colorado. Her "can-do" attitude affected the lives of the people around her and she helped to save many of her people from death.

This remarkable tale of how one woman set out to bring her people out of the fields-of-death created by greedy carpetbaggers to the prosperity of Colorado’s gold mines must not be forgotten. Clara Brown is an American treasure. Hers is a song that must be sung.

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Linda Evans Shepherd is a screenwriter, a popular television talk show host and the leader and founder of AWSA, a prestigious published-author’s group, and the President of Right to the Heart. Linda is also a best-selling author of over 30 books, having written such novels as The Potluck Club Series as well as non-fiction works as When You Don’t Know What to Pray, How to Talk to God About Anything.

Carole Whang Schutter is screenwriter and producer. As a producer she is actively developing projects, attaching talent, and helping to raise funds for film projects. She wrote the feature film, September Dawn starring Jon Voight and is in pre-production on a feature film entitled The Handshake as a producer.

Annice Parker has experience in multiple facets of the entertainment industry; as a manager for music and theatrical talent and a producer of television, feature films and documentaries. She has worked over fifteen years with The Wayans, serving a Head of Development for Keenen Ivory Wayans – Ivory Way Productions and was producing partner to Damon Wayans for My Wife & Kids Productions and Amara Films.

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Stained glass window of Clara Brown in the Colorado State Capital Building Marketability: Angel of the Rockies is a project that will be evergreen. For example, Clara Brown was a gold rush entrepreneur, folk healer and midwife and is similar to the character in the hit series, "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman." The movie could lead to a possible TV series spinoff. Plus, it will be a definite Black History month rerun, it can also be marketed to both universities and schools as a black history tool. Clara Brown is the only woman in the Colorado Pioneer Hall of Fame.		Even before Martin Luther King had a dream, former slave Clara Brown had her dream come true. This stirring story from the aftermath of the Civil War tells how one lone black woman saved her people from certain death as she led them from starvation to the Promised Land. Clara Brown, the only woman inducted into the Colorado pioneer hall of fame, was an unlikely hero. She was not only a former slave, her husband and children had been sold away from her on a Kentucky auction block. But against all odds, Clara gained her freedom and found her fortune in the Colorado gold fields while the Civil War raged a world away. But when the war ended, Clara rushed to Kansas in the hope of finding her long lost daughter. When she arrived, Clara didn’t find Eliza Jane, but hundreds of black families who had been led by swindlers to the frozen fields of Kansas to face starvation. Clara used her fortune to save her people from starving to death. Clara did what people said couldn’t be done. She did it because she never lost faith and because she held on to her dream of finding her daughter, Eliza Jane. Clara turned her dream into reality. Through grit and determination she led her people to independence and her arms to her missing daughter. The story of Clara Brown is one of America’s richest, un-mined discoveries. At a time when to be black, a former slave, and a woman without a husband meant automatic failure, Clara rose from her circumstances and became a beloved member of a Colorado mountain town, a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist with vast land holdings all over Denver and Central City, Colorado. Her "can-do" attitude affected the lives of the people around her and she helped to save many of her people from death. This remarkable tale of how one woman set out to bring her people out of the fields-of-death created by greedy carpetbaggers to the prosperity of Colorado’s gold mines must not be forgotten. Clara Brown is an American treasure. Hers is a song that must be sung. Bios: Linda Evans Shepherd is a screenwriter, a popular television talk show host and the leader and founder of AWSA, a prestigious published-author’s group, and the President of Right to the Heart. Linda is also a best-selling author of over 30 books, having written such novels as The Potluck Club Series as well as non-fiction works as When You Don’t Know What to Pray, How to Talk to God About Anything. Carole Whang Schutter is screenwriter and producer. As a producer she is actively developing projects, attaching talent, and helping to raise funds for film projects. She wrote the feature film, September Dawn starring Jon Voight and is in pre-production on a feature film entitled The Handshake as a producer. Annice Parker has experience in multiple facets of the entertainment industry; as a manager for music and theatrical talent and a producer of television, feature films and documentaries. She has worked over fifteen years with The Wayans, serving a Head of Development for Keenen Ivory Wayans – Ivory Way Productions and was producing partner to Damon Wayans for My Wife & Kids Productions and Amara Films.