A Pictorial History of Arizona from Prehistory to the Present

Salazar-Ajo Library 15 W. Plaza St. #179, Ajo, AZ, United States

If a picture is worth a thousand words, this program could fill a seven-volume history of Arizona. From the geological wonders of the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest to […]

Free

Tom Mix: King of the Cowboys

Apache Junction Library 1177 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction, AZ, United States

Cowboy movie star Tom Mix was internationally famous, and many legends and tall tales have been told about his life. This presentation highlights some of the true stories about Mix […]

Free

The Secret Ingredient to the Civil Rights Movement

Estrella Mountain Community College 3000 N. Dysart Rd., Avondale, AZ

Here we explore the growth of black federal employment in contrast to a more openly hostile and discriminatory private sector after WWII. Many urban blacks escaped both social and economic […]

Free

Arizona’s Civilian Conservation Corps in Our National Parks and Forests

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument - Visitor Center Theater 1100 W Ruins Drive, Coolidge, AZ, United States

In 1933, at the nadir of the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was born. This New Deal program was designed to help unemployed young men learn new skills […]

Free

Celebrating Black History

Estrella Mountain Community College 3000 N. Dysart Rd., Avondale, AZ

This is an interactive workshop that explores influential and little known African American contributions and the road they paved to make it possible for African American leaders we have today […]

Free

The GENIUS of Hip Hop

Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Pecos Campus) 2626 E Pecos RD, Chandler, AZ, United States

This session features the principle that Hip Hop performs an important social function, and consequently the messaging within it. We will examine why and how something so controversial and marginal […]

Free

Riding with the Duke: John Wayne in Arizona

Desert Caballeros Western Museum 21 N. Frontier Street, Wickenburg, AZ, United States

John Wayne was born in Iowa and lived for most of his adult life in California. Yet, he spent many years exploring, living, and investing in Arizona, where he produced […]

Free

“Armed with Our Language, We Went to War: The Navajo Code Talkers”

R.H. Johnson Lecture Hall 19803 R. H. Johnson Blvd., Sun City West, AZ, United States

During WWII a select group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines with a unique weapon. Using the Navajo language, they devised a secret code that the enemy never […]

Free

O’odham Traditional Game Demonstration

Tohono O'odham Nation Cultural Center and Museum Fresnal Canyon Road Topawa, Sells, AZ, United States

Part of the Fleet of Foot Exhibition Project O’odham Traditional Game Demonstration of the women’s game toka and men’s game of kickball. Games will be followed by a discussion between […]

Free

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