By the Time They Came to Phoenix: African American Cotton Pickers in Arizona
The Museum of Casa Grande 110 W. Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ, United StatesFeaturing a documentary that tells the stories of early African American cotton pickers in El Mirage and in other regions of Arizona, this presentation explores the lives of African Americans who came to the cotton fields from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma during the 1940s through the 1960s. These individuals made significant cultural, historical, and […]