Tucson’s Black Community and School Segregation
Dunbar Pavilion - Historic Building 325 W. 2nd Street, Tucson, AZ, United StatesIn 1909 the Territory of Arizona amended its compulsory school attendance bill to give cities and counties the ability to segregate their schools. Inspired by the change in the law, the Tucson school board conducted a rapid search of available buildings, settling on an abandoned mortuary. Shocked by this unsettling turn of events, Tucson’s Black […]
