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SUMMARY:The Ballad of Arizona
DESCRIPTION:Originally conceived to celebrate Arizona’s Centennial in 2012\, “The Ballad of Arizona” has been updated to provide a more complete survey of important\, but often little-known\, chapters of Arizona’s unique history. A blend of music\, video\, and lecture\, “The Ballad of Arizona” is similar to “A Prairie Home Companion” but with an Arizona twist. The dozen vignettes featured in the presentation include the Buffalo Soldiers\, dude ranch history\, the Code Talkers\, forester Aldo Leopold\, Japanese-American Internment\, famous cattle drives\, the assassination of reporter Don Bolles\, and more stories that explore Arizona’s unique cultural and natural diversity. Jay Craváth is joined by Dan Shilling for this entertaining two-person presentation that combines song and story. \nJay Craváth\, Ph.D. is a composer\, writer\, and scholar in the field of music and Indigenous studies. He crafts programs from these interests into interactive discussions that include stories\, musical performance\, and illustrations/photography. One of his most recent publication is Iretaba: Mohave Chief and American Diplomat. Dr. Craváth will begin an Arizona tour in late May of 2017 for his latest album: Songs for Ancient Days. \n  \n  \n  \nDan is the former executive director of Arizona Humanities\, where he worked for nearly 20 years. Since leaving AH\, Shilling has co-directed three NEH summer institutes on environmental ethics\, given dozens of presentations on place-based economic development\, and authored or edited several publications\, including Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Methods for Environmental Sustainability(Cambridge 2018). A former high school teacher\, Dan holds a PhD in literature from ASU. He has served on dozens of boards and commissions. To acknowledge his many contributions to the state\, ASU presented him its most prestigious honor\, the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-ballad-of-arizona-4/
LOCATION:Studio 128\, 134 N Railroad ave\, Willcox\, AZ\, 85643\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200312T110000
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SUMMARY:Hyenas in Petticoats - How Women Struggled Against Every Dirty Trick in the Books to Win the Vote!
DESCRIPTION:Jana Bommersbach is one of Arizona’s most honored and respected journalists. She has won accolades in every facet of her career— investigative reporter\, magazine columnist\, television commentator and author of nationally acclaimed books. She currently writes for True West magazine\, digging up the true stories behind the popular myths\, with an emphasis on Arizona’s real history and women of the Old West. Her insight\, knowledge and wit produce exuberant\, riveting speeches that always garner rave reviews. \nAs we celebrate the 100th birthday of the 19th Amendment in 2020\, it’s time to look back at the enormous effort it took for women to be granted full citizenship and the vote. History has downplayed suffrage\, as if it were just a footnote in American history\, when in fact\, it was the nation’s largest civil rights movement. Western women got the vote long before their Eastern sisters\, but don’t dare tell an Arizona suffragette that she had it easy. Arizona had its own dirty tricks. Jana exposes it all—the heroines\, the heroes and the haters.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/hyenas-in-petticoats-how-women-struggled-against-every-dirty-trick-in-the-books-to-win-the-vote-8/
LOCATION:Desert Caballeros Western Museum\, 21 N. Frontier Street\, Wickenburg\, AZ\, 85390\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200311T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200311T183000
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SUMMARY:WWII's Women Air Force Pilots (WASP): A History of America's First Military Women Aviators
DESCRIPTION:Natalie J. Stewart-Smith has been an educator for over 25 years and taught at the elementary\, high school\, and college levels. As a former Army officer and historian\, she is interested in women’s contributions to the military\, particularly those who served as military aviators. \nDuring World War II over one thousand women served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)\, freeing male pilots for combat roles at a critical time during the war. The WASP ferried planes from factories to embarkation points; performed engineer test flying of repaired aircraft and did target towing for gunnery training. By the spring of 1944\, every P-51 Mustang flown in combat had already been flown by a WASP. This presentation shares their stories as fliers\, patriots\, and women who had to fight for the right to be called veterans. \n 
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/wwiis-women-air-force-pilots-wasp-a-history-of-americas-first-military-women-aviators/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200311T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200311T150000
DTSTAMP:20200220T110042Z
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SUMMARY:The Vanishing Trading Posts
DESCRIPTION:“The Vanishing Trading Posts” presents a snapshot of life in the southwest that has disappeared. In a little over one hundred years\, trading posts in the Four Corners were founded\, traders and Native Americans flourished\, and then the posts faded away. The challenges and unexpected gifts of cross-cultural exchange and stories of trading family dynasties are discussed against a background of social and economic changes on the reservations and in the U.S. that still impact relationships today. \nChris and Sandy are docents at the Museum of Northern Arizona and have been speaking about the land and people of the Colorado Plateau since 2012. In-depth research and related interviews have resulted in presentations to local social and educational groups\, museum groups\, public venues such as the Riordan Mansion State Park in Flagstaff\, and AZ Speaks locations throughout Arizona. Some topics are presented in costumes of the time period\, and in every case with a thorough exploration of the events and personalities of the time from multiple points of view.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-vanishing-trading-posts-2/
LOCATION:Church of the Nazarene\, 55 Rojo Dr\, Sedona\, 86351
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200311T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200311T150000
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SUMMARY:Arizona: A History of Snake Oil Salesmen\, Scams and Hoaxes
DESCRIPTION:Since the earliest days\, Arizonans have been visited by entrepreneurs offering all kinds of get rich quick schemes. Benefitting from tales of abundant resources in the territory\, limited law enforcement and communication\, a scoundrel could create enticing promise of riches and success without much external oversight. Newspapers often fanned the hysteria only to later denounce and expose the schemes. People from across America came west to seek a better life. When that better life proved too slow in materializing\, they often fell prey to a quick and easy alternative being offered by the schemer. Sometimes even the well-educated and worldly could not resist the lure\, despite later admitting they should have known better. Using newspaper articles\, quotes\, photographs and ephemera\, this program illustrates some of the most famous and some of the lesser known embarrassing scams and hoaxes that have found the gullible in Arizona. \nChristine Reid is intrigued by Arizona’s diverse and rich western heritage as a writer and researcher at the Pinal County Historical Society and Community Scholar for the ASU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. She continues that deep interest while serving on many of the town of Florence’s heritage projects and agencies. Committed to sharing history in a lively manner\, she presents the sometimes hidden or forgotten aspects of Arizona’s characters and history
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/arizona-a-history-of-snake-oil-salesmen-scams-and-hoaxes-5/
LOCATION:Arizona Western College / Parker Learning Center\, 1109 Geronimo Avenue\, Parker\, AZ\, 85344\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200311T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200311T140000
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SUMMARY:More than Pocahontas and Squaws: Indigenous Women Coming into Visibility
DESCRIPTION:This visual presentation shows how Indigenous American women have contributed service to Arizona and the US\, yet remain invisible in the media and stereotyped in early films. Nevertheless\, they have been honored in all areas of public service—law\, medicine\, literature\, military\, education\, and activism with awards such as\, the Presidential Freedom\, the McArthur (genius award)\, among others. Among some traditional tribal cultures\, women’s lives are modeled after female heroes and sacred women who exemplify and express courage and kinship values. Rites of passage celebrate female creativity and the transformative nature of women\, hence there was not a need for the concept of feminism. This talk presents cultural aspects of Indigenous culture and how women have contributed in significant ways\, not only to their tribal nations\, but to contemporary American life. \nLaura Tohe is Diné. She is Sleepy Rock clan born for the Bitter Water clan. She holds a Ph.D. in Indigenous American Literature. A librettist and an award-winning poet\, her books include No Parole Today\, Meeting the Spirit of Water\, Sister Nations\, Tséyi\, Deep in the Rock\, and Code Talker Stories. Her commissioned libretto\, Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio\, was performed by the Phoenix Symphony. Her new work\, Nahasdzaan in the Glittering World\, makes its world premiere in France 2019. She is Professor Emerita with Distinction at Arizona State University and is the Navajo Nation Poet Laureate for 2015-2019.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/more-than-pocahontas-and-squaws-indigenous-women-coming-into-visibility/
LOCATION:The-Art-of-Drag-Square-Banner
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200311T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200311T170000
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SUMMARY:Energy Resources in Arizona: A State of Energy Transition
DESCRIPTION:Arizonans are living in a period of energy transition. Cleaner\, renewable energy sources are becoming cheaper than traditional fossil fuel energy sources. Although this transition may be better for the environment\, its effects on the economies of some Arizona communities can be devastating. The rapid shift from fossil fuels such as coal\, oil and natural gas\, to renewable energy is having a profound impact on the Navajo and Hopi nations. How do we respond locally\, regionally and nationally to the impact of these energy transitions? What can be done to lessen the negative effects? Join us for a lively discussion about the economic\, social and moral impact of energy transitions in Arizona. \nPaul Hirt is a Professor of History\, Senior Sustainability Scholar\, and member of the public history faculty at Arizona State University. He specializes in the American West\, environmental history\, and sustainability studies. Hirt’s publications include a 2012 monograph on the history of electric power in the US Northwest and British Columbia titled The Wired Northwest\, a monograph on the history of national forest management since WWII\, titled A Conspiracy of Optimism (1994)\, and more than two dozen articles and book chapters on various topics in environmental history\, including two essays on water and sustainability in Arizona. Dr. Hirt conceived and directed the “Nature\, Culture\, and History at Grand Canyon” project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities he chairs the American Society for Environmental History’s Advisory Board for Professional Development and Public Engagement\, and he is an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Salt River Project.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/energy-resources-in-arizona-a-state-of-energy-transition-4/
LOCATION:banner
CATEGORIES:FRANK Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200310T210000
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SUMMARY:The Antiquity of Irrigation in the Southwest
DESCRIPTION:Before AD 1500\, Native American cultures took advantage of southern Arizona’s long growing season and tackled its challenge of limited precipitation by developing the earliest and most extensive irrigation works in all of North America. Agriculture was introduced to Arizona more than 4\,000 years before present\, and irrigation systems were developed in our state at least 3\,500 years ago – several hundred years before irrigation was established in ancient Mexico. This presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart provides an overview of ancient irrigation systems in the southern Southwest and discusses irrigation’s implications for understanding social complexity. \nRegistered Professional Archaeologist Registered Professional Archaeologist Allen Dart has worked in Arizona and New Mexico since 1975 and has been an Arizona Humanities speaker since 1997. He is the former executive director of Tucson’s nonprofit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, which he founded in 1993 to provide educational and scientific programs in archaeology\, history\, and cultures. Al has received the Arizona Governor’s Archaeology Advisory Commission Award in Public Archaeology\, the Arizona Archaeological Society’s Professional Archaeologist of the Year Award\, and the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society’s Victor R. Stoner Award for his efforts to bring archaeology and history to the public.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-antiquity-of-irrigation-in-the-southwest-5/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200310T203000
DTSTAMP:20200220T102647Z
CREATED:20200220T102647Z
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SUMMARY:The Ballad of Arizona
DESCRIPTION:Originally conceived to celebrate Arizona’s Centennial in 2012\, “The Ballad of Arizona” has been updated to provide a more complete survey of important\, but often little-known\, chapters of Arizona’s unique history. A blend of music\, video\, and lecture\, “The Ballad of Arizona” is similar to “A Prairie Home Companion” but with an Arizona twist. The dozen vignettes featured in the presentation include the Buffalo Soldiers\, dude ranch history\, the Code Talkers\, forester Aldo Leopold\, Japanese-American Internment\, famous cattle drives\, the assassination of reporter Don Bolles\, and more stories that explore Arizona’s unique cultural and natural diversity. Jay Craváth is joined by Dan Shilling for this entertaining two-person presentation that combines song and story. \nJay Craváth\, Ph.D. is a composer\, writer\, and scholar in the field of music and Indigenous studies. He crafts programs from these interests into interactive discussions that include stories\, musical performance\, and illustrations/photography. One of his most recent publication is Iretaba: Mohave Chief and American Diplomat. Dr. Craváth will begin an Arizona tour in late May of 2017 for his latest album: Songs for Ancient Days. \n  \n  \n  \n \nDan is the former executive director of Arizona Humanities\, where he worked for nearly 20 years. Since leaving AH\, Shilling has co-directed three NEH summer institutes on environmental ethics\, given dozens of presentations on place-based economic development\, and authored or edited several publications\, including Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Methods for Environmental Sustainability(Cambridge 2018). A former high school teacher\, Dan holds a PhD in literature from ASU. He has served on dozens of boards and commissions. To acknowledge his many contributions to the state\, ASU presented him its most prestigious honor\, the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-ballad-of-arizona-3/
LOCATION:ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City\, ASU Gym\, 100 University Way\, Lake Havasu Ctiy\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200309T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200309T143000
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CREATED:20200309T114131Z
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SUMMARY:Energy Resources in Arizona: A State of Energy Transition
DESCRIPTION:Arizonans are living in a period of energy transition. Cleaner\, renewable energy sources are becoming cheaper than traditional fossil fuel energy sources. Although this transition may be better for the environment\, its effects on the economies of some Arizona communities can be devastating. The rapid shift from fossil fuels such as coal\, oil and natural gas\, to renewable energy is having a profound impact on the Navajo and Hopi nations. How do we respond locally\, regionally and nationally to the impact of these energy transitions? What can be done to lessen the negative effects? Join us for a lively discussion about the economic\, social and moral impact of energy transitions in Arizona. \nPaul Hirt is a Professor of History\, Senior Sustainability Scholar\, and member of the public history faculty at Arizona State University. He specializes in the American West\, environmental history\, and sustainability studies. Hirt’s publications include a 2012 monograph on the history of electric power in the US Northwest and British Columbia titled The Wired Northwest\, a monograph on the history of national forest management since WWII\, titled A Conspiracy of Optimism (1994)\, and more than two dozen articles and book chapters on various topics in environmental history\, including two essays on water and sustainability in Arizona. Dr. Hirt conceived and directed the “Nature\, Culture\, and History at Grand Canyon” project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities he chairs the American Society for Environmental History’s Advisory Board for Professional Development and Public Engagement\, and he is an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Salt River Project.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/energy-resources-in-arizona-a-state-of-energy-transition-2/
CATEGORIES:FRANK Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200307T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200307T140000
DTSTAMP:20200220T093928Z
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SUMMARY:Shadow Catchers: 150 Years of Arizona Photography
DESCRIPTION:For more than a century and a half some of the world’s best photographers focused their lenses on Arizona. In addition to the renowned Edward S. Curtis\, Kate Cory lived with the Hopi and represented them in photographs and on canvas\, while C. S. Fly gave us the famous Geronimo pictures. In the 20th century Josef Muench’s pictures brought the movies to Monument Valley\, Dorothea Lange captured Dust Bowl families\, Barry Goldwater depicted Navajo and Hopi culture\, and Ansel Adams glorified Arizona’s skies\, canyons\, and mesas. This presentation’s powerful images make the land and its people come alive. \nBefore retiring from the Arizona Historical Society\, Jim Turner worked with more than 70 museums across the state. He co-authored the 4th-grade textbook The Arizona Story\, and his pictorial history\, Arizona: Celebration of the Grand Canyon State\, was a 2012 Southwest Books of the Year selection. Jim moved to Tucson in 1951\, earned a M.A. in U.S. history in 1999\, and has been presenting Arizona history for more than forty years. Jim is an author/editor for Rio Nuevo Publishers\, author of The Mighty Colorado from the Glaciers to the Gulf and Four Corners USA: Wonders of the American Southwest
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/shadow-catchers-150-years-of-arizona-photography/
LOCATION:2016.01.26-AZ-Humanities-PSOTU-81-Copy
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200307T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200307T133000
DTSTAMP:20200220T101912Z
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SUMMARY:Honky Tonks\, Brothels and Mining Camps: Entertainment in Old Arizona
DESCRIPTION:In pioneer Arizona\, among the best places to experience the performing arts were in the mining towns. Striking it rich meant having disposable income\, and miners\, like the well-heeled of the Gilded Age\, wanted to demonstrate their sophistication with culture. From the early popular music of ragtime and minstrelsy during the forming of these communities\, evolved orchestras\, opera and glee clubs—all in hamlets like Tombstone. Dr. Craváth shares stories and music of a time when performing live was the only way to enjoy the arts. \nJay Craváth\, Ph.D. is a composer\, writer\, and scholar in the field of music and Indigenous studies. He crafts programs from these interests into interactive discussions that include stories\, musical performance\, and illustrations/photography. One of his most recent publication is Iretaba: Mohave Chief and American Diplomat. Dr. Craváth will begin an Arizona tour in late May of 2017 for his latest album: Songs for Ancient Days. \n  \n  \n \nDan is the former executive director of Arizona Humanities\, where he worked for nearly 20 years. Since leaving AH\, Shilling has co-directed three NEH summer institutes on environmental ethics\, given dozens of presentations on place-based economic development\, and authored or edited several publications\, including Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Methods for Environmental Sustainability(Cambridge 2018). A former high school teacher\, Dan holds a PhD in literature from ASU. He has served on dozens of boards and commissions. To acknowledge his many contributions to the state\, ASU presented him its most prestigious honor\, the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/honky-tonks-brothels-and-mining-camps-entertainment-in-old-arizona-17/
LOCATION:Cochise College Benson Center\, 1025 S. Highway 90\, Benson\, AZ\, 85602\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200307T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200307T130000
DTSTAMP:20200220T094700Z
CREATED:20200220T094700Z
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SUMMARY:Through My Eyes - The Impact of Implicit Bias
DESCRIPTION:We come from different places and backgrounds. Our life experiences and backgrounds can affect the way we see the world and each other\, for better or worse. What is implicit bias\, and how does it shape our attitudes and actions towards others? How do stereotypes affect our understanding\, actions\, and decisions? “Implicit bias” can cause us to have feelings and attitudes about other people based on characteristics such as race\, ethnicity\, age\, and appearance. How can we learn to navigate the world we see “through our eyes\,” and the world as seen through the eyes of people different from us? \nMatthew Whitaker is a decorated educator\, historian\, author\, social justice advocate\, motivational speaker\, and founder of the ASU Center for the Study of Race and Democracy\, where he taught for 16 years. Whitaker’s expertise lies in U.S. history\, African American history\, race relations\, social movements\, cultural competency\, equity and inclusion\, teaching excellence\, and community partnerships.  Whitaker has received numerous awards including the 2016 DLA Diversity and Inclusion Award\, ASU’s 2015 Pioneer Award for work on African American life and culture\, and 2014 DLA Inclusive Workplace Award. Whitaker has spoken throughout the U.S. and abroad\, and has been featured on CNN\, NPR\, PBS\, WVON\, and KEMET. His books include Hurricane Katrina: America’s Unnatural Disaster\, Race Work: The Rise of Civil Rights in the Urban West\, and his forthcoming memoir\, The Undisputed Truth: A Revolutionary Journey to Black Manhood.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/through-my-eyes-the-impact-of-implicit-bias-4/
CATEGORIES:FRANK Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200306T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200306T184500
DTSTAMP:20200220T093218Z
CREATED:20200220T093218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200220T093218Z
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SUMMARY:Hip Hop and American Culture
DESCRIPTION:Can music shape public opinions and foster social change? Does music expand our cultural knowledge or reinforce stereotypes? How does Hip Hop affect perceptions of youth\, class\, power and authority? This program examines how the specific musical genre\, Hip Hop\, has transformed the world through musical fusion\, rhetorical jousting\, cultural innovation\, entrepreneurial-ism\, and political commentary. We will explore its origins and elements\, and discuss its impact in the U.S. and contemporary multi-racial\, and multi-generational\, society. \nMatthew Whitaker is a decorated educator\, historian\, author\, social justice advocate\, motivational speaker\, and founder of the ASU Center for the Study of Race and Democracy\, where he taught for 16 years. Whitaker’s expertise lies in U.S. history\, African American history\, race relations\, social movements\, cultural competency\, equity and inclusion\, teaching excellence\, and community partnerships.  Whitaker has received numerous awards including the 2016 DLA Diversity and Inclusion Award\, ASU’s 2015 Pioneer Award for work on African American life and culture\, and 2014 DLA Inclusive Workplace Award. Whitaker has spoken throughout the U.S. and abroad\, and has been featured on CNN\, NPR\, PBS\, WVON\, and KEMET. His books include Hurricane Katrina: America’s Unnatural Disaster\, Race Work: The Rise of Civil Rights in the Urban West\, and his forthcoming memoir\, The Undisputed Truth: A Revolutionary Journey to Black Manhood.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/hip-hop-and-american-culture/
LOCATION:Screenshot-2024-09-30-122038
CATEGORIES:FRANK Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200305T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200305T200000
DTSTAMP:20200220T092219Z
CREATED:20200220T092219Z
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SUMMARY:Honky Tonks\, Brothels\, and Mining Camp: Entertainment in Old Arizona
DESCRIPTION:In pioneer Arizona\, among the best places to experience the performing arts were in the mining towns. Striking it rich meant having disposable income\, and miners\, like the well-heeled of the Gilded Age\, wanted to demonstrate their sophistication with culture. From the early popular music of ragtime and minstrelsy during the forming of these communities\, evolved orchestras\, opera and glee clubs—all in hamlets like Tombstone. Dr. Craváth shares stories and music of a time when performing live was the only way to enjoy the arts. \n \nJay Craváth\, Ph.D. is a composer\, writer\, and scholar in the field of music and Indigenous studies. He crafts programs from these interests into interactive discussions that include stories\, musical performance\, and illustrations/photography. One of his most recent publication is Iretaba: Mohave Chief and American Diplomat. Dr. Craváth will begin an Arizona tour in late May of 2017 for his latest album: Songs for Ancient Days. \n  \n  \n  \n \nDan is the former executive director of Arizona Humanities\, where he worked for nearly 20 years. Since leaving AH\, Shilling has co-directed three NEH summer institutes on environmental ethics\, given dozens of presentations on place-based economic development\, and authored or edited several publications\, including Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Methods for Environmental Sustainability(Cambridge 2018). A former high school teacher\, Dan holds a PhD in literature from ASU. He has served on dozens of boards and commissions. To acknowledge his many contributions to the state\, ASU presented him its most prestigious honor\, the Distinguished Alumnus Award. \n 
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/honky-tonks-brothels-and-mining-camp-entertainment-in-old-arizona/
LOCATION:Fences-Workshop-Pic
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200305T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200305T193000
DTSTAMP:20200219T142608Z
CREATED:20200219T142608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T142608Z
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SUMMARY:Hyenas in Petticoats: How Women Struggled Against Every Trick in the Books to Win the Vote!
DESCRIPTION:As we celebrate the 100th birthday of the 19th Amendment in 2020\, it’s time to look back at the enormous effort it took for women to be granted full citizenship and the vote. History has downplayed suffrage\, as if it were just a footnote in American history\, when in fact\, it was the nation’s largest civil rights movement. Western women got the vote long before their Eastern sisters\, but don’t dare tell an Arizona suffragette that she had it easy. Arizona had its own dirty tricks. Jana exposes it all—the heroines\, the heroes and the haters. \nJana Bommersbach is one of Arizona’s most honored and respected journalists. She has won accolades in every facet of her career— investigative reporter\, magazine columnist\, television commentator and author of nationally acclaimed books. She currently writes for True West magazine\, digging up the true stories behind the popular myths\, with an emphasis on Arizona’s real history and women of the Old West. Her insight\, knowledge and wit produce exuberant\, riveting speeches that always garner rave reviews.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/hyenas-in-petticoats-how-women-struggled-against-every-trick-in-the-books-to-win-the-vote/
LOCATION:​Ironwood Library\, 4333 E. Chandler Blvd.\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85048\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
GEO:33.3048702;-111.9894638
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=​Ironwood Library 4333 E. Chandler Blvd. Phoenix AZ 85048 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=4333 E. Chandler Blvd.:geo:-111.9894638,33.3048702
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200304T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200304T130000
DTSTAMP:20200219T140116Z
CREATED:20200219T140116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T140116Z
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SUMMARY:Three Generations of the American Indian Boarding School Experience
DESCRIPTION:Water is necessary for life\, but as supply shrinks\, choices must be made about who is given access to water and who isn’t. Communities across Arizona are going dry. This means that some residents may have no choice except to move. How do we decide who gets access to water\, and who does not? Should the needs of the many be placed above the needs of the few? How do we address the \n \nsocial and moral issues raised by competition for scarce resources\, locally\, regionally and nationwide? Join us for a discussion about water in Arizona\, sustainability and the supply/demand imbalance. \nDr. Evangeline Parsons Yazzie is a Navajo woman\, originally from the community of Hardrock on the Navajo Reservation. She is a Professor Emerita of Navajo at Northern Arizona University (NAU). She obtained a Masters of Arts degree in Bilingual Multicultural Education (NAU) and a Doctorate degree in Education (NAU). Evangeline retired from NAU after 24 years of teaching. Evangeline is a novelist\, the author of four novels in Navajo and English which are based upon the Navajo Long Walk (1864 through 1868). She is an author of a popular Navajo language textbook\, and the author of an award-winning bilingual children’s book.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/three-generations-of-the-american-indian-boarding-school-experience-3/
LOCATION:The-Art-of-Drag-Square-Banner
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200304T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200304T120000
DTSTAMP:20200219T132946Z
CREATED:20200219T132946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T132946Z
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SUMMARY:Barbed Wire\, Windmills and Railroads: The Technology that Really Won the West
DESCRIPTION:In Arizona and throughout the West\, three innovations helped make farming and living possible: Windmills brought groundwater to the surface\, barbed wire sectioned the vast landscape into parcels\, and railroads moved men\, women\, families and materials from back east. In the old West\, there were over 8 million windmills\, a man caught cutting down a barbed wire fence was often found hanging from a rope\, and railroads gave us time zones and the Blue Plate Special. Brave men and women won the West but the new technology made it possible. \nSteve Renzi\, a University of Arizona graduate with a degree in history\, believes that every generation must learn about who and what came before them or else the lessons learned are lost. As a writer and photographer with a teacher’s certificate in secondary education\, Renzi is always searching for new ways of exploring our history. He has been published in over 200 magazine and newspaper articles and is currently a writing and photography teacher\, as well as a basketball coach
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/barbed-wire-windmills-and-railroads-the-technology-that-really-won-the-west-2/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200304T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200304T110000
DTSTAMP:20200219T140930Z
CREATED:20200219T140930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T140930Z
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SUMMARY:The Golden Age of Solar System Exploration
DESCRIPTION:Mankind has dreamed about and longed to explore space for ages. We are indeed fortunate to be living in this slice of time when we actually have the ability and technology to do it! This presentation will discuss the successes\, failures\, adventures\, and discoveries of the final frontier. \nDr. James Rice\, is an Astrogeologist with over 30 years research experience specializing in the exploration of the Solar System\, especially the Moon and Mars. His career includes working for NASA\, The Astrogeology Headquarters of the United States Geological Survey\, the Mars Spaceflight Facility (ASU)\, and the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (UA). He has a PhD from Arizona State University\, MS from the University of Louisiana and BS from the University of Alabama.Currently\, Rice is a Senior Scientist and Geology Team Leader on the NASA Mars Exploration Rover Project (Spirit and Opportunity). Rice trained and briefed NASA astronauts in geology and Mars exploration. He has been a leader and team member on numerous international geological field expeditions around the world including a 6 month long NASA/Russian expedition to Antarctica. This work included being a member of the SCUBA diving team to first investigate the perennially frozen lakes of eastern Antarctica. Rice served on numerous NASA Science Analysis Groups for manned missions back to the Moon and Mars. He received numerous NASA Moon and Mars Mission Achievement Awards and was inducted into the inaugural class of the United Space Camp Hall of Fame.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-golden-age-of-solar-system-exploration/
LOCATION:Mohave Community College – Bullhead City Hargrove Library\, 3400 HWY 95 - 700 Building\, Bullhead City\, AZ\, 86442\, United States
GEO:35.0624093;-114.5848002
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200303T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200303T143000
DTSTAMP:20200219T125948Z
CREATED:20200219T125948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T125948Z
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SUMMARY:Arizona's Great Escape
DESCRIPTION:During the night of Christmas Eve in 1944\, twenty-five Nazi German prisoners of war escaped from Papago Park POW camp on the outskirts of Phoenix and headed towards Mexico. These men were hardcore Nazis\, ex U-boat commanders\, and submariners\, who had successfully dug a nearly 200-foot underground tunnel that took four months to complete. Many people may have heard of this event\, but few know the details. This presentation tells the story of what happened to these German POWs and the Arizona residents who encountered them. \nSteve Renzi\, a University of Arizona graduate with a degree in history\, believes that every generation must learn about who and what came before them or else the lessons learned are lost. As a writer and photographer with a teacher’s certificate in secondary education\, Renzi is always searching for new ways of exploring our history. He has been published in over 200 magazine and newspaper articles and is currently a writing and photography teacher\, as well as a basketball coach.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/arizonas-great-escape-6/
LOCATION:Perry Branch Library\, 1965 E. Queen Creek Rd.\, Gilbert\, AZ\, 85297\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
GEO:33.2626032;-111.7478894
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200303T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200303T141500
DTSTAMP:20200219T131942Z
CREATED:20200219T131942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T131942Z
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SUMMARY:Water in Arizona: Sustainability\, Supply and Demand
DESCRIPTION:Paul Hirt is a Professor of History\, Senior Sustainability Scholar\, and member of the public history faculty at Arizona State University. He specializes in the American West\, environmental history\, and sustainability studies. Hirt’s publications include a 2012 monograph on the history of electric power in the US Northwest and British Columbia titled The Wired Northwest\, a monograph on the history of national forest management since WWII\, titled A Conspiracy of Optimism (1994)\, and more than two dozen articles and book chapters on various topics in environmental history\, including two essays on water and sustainability in Arizona. Dr. Hirt conceived and directed the “Nature\, Culture\, and History at Grand Canyon” project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities he chairs the American Society for Environmental History’s Advisory Board for Professional Development and Public Engagement\, and he is an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Salt River Project. \nWater is necessary for life\, but as supply shrinks\, choices must be made about who is given access to water and who isn’t. Communities across Arizona are going dry. This means that some residents may have no choice except to move. How do we decide who gets access to water\, and who does not? Should the needs of the many be placed above the needs of the few? How do we address the social and moral issues raised by competition for scarce resources\, locally\, regionally and nationwide? Join us for a discussion about water in Arizona\, sustainability and the supply/demand imbalance. \n 
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/water-in-arizona-sustainability-supply-and-demand-4/
LOCATION:Wickenburg Public Library\, 164 E Apache St\, Wickenburg\, AZ\, 85390\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
GEO:33.9704631;-112.7300401
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200301T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200301T150000
DTSTAMP:20200219T124218Z
CREATED:20200219T124218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T124218Z
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SUMMARY:The Antiquity of Irrigation in the Southwest
DESCRIPTION:Before AD 1500\, Native American cultures took advantage of southern Arizona’s long growing season and tackled its challenge of limited precipitation by developing the earliest and most extensive irrigation works in all of North America. Agriculture was introduced to Arizona more than 4\,000 years before present\, and irrigation systems were developed in our state at least 3\,500 years ago – several hundred years before irrigation was established in ancient Mexico. This presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart provides an overview of ancient irrigation systems in the southern Southwest and discusses irrigation’s implications for understanding social complexity. \nAllen Dart is a registered Professional Archaeologist who has worked in Arizona and New Mexico since 1975 and has been an Arizona Humanities speaker since 1997. He is the former executive director of Tucson’s nonprofit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center\, which he founded in 1993 to provide educational and scientific programs in archaeology\, history\, and cultures. Al has received the Arizona Governor’s Archaeology Advisory Commission Award in Public Archaeology\, the Arizona Archaeological Society’s Professional Archaeologist of the Year Award\, and the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society’s Victor R. Stoner Award for his efforts to bring archaeology and history to the public.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-antiquity-of-irrigation-in-the-southwest-4/
LOCATION:Red Rock State Park – AZ State Parks\, 4050 Red Rock Loop Road\, Sedona\, AZ\, 86336\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
GEO:34.814896;-111.830885
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200229T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200229T123000
DTSTAMP:20200115T102900Z
CREATED:20200115T102900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T102900Z
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SUMMARY:“Hyenas in Petticoats”–How Women Struggled Against Every Dirty Trick in the Books to Win the Vote!
DESCRIPTION:As we celebrate the 100th birthday of the 19th Amendment in 2020\, it’s time to look back at the enormous effort it took for women to be granted full citizenship and the vote. History has downplayed suffrage\, as if it were just a footnote in American history\, when in fact\, it was the nation’s largest civil rights movement. Western women got the vote long before their Eastern sisters\, but don’t dare tell an Arizona suffragette that she had it easy. Arizona had its own dirty tricks. Jana exposes it all—the heroines\, the heroes and the haters. \nJana Bommersbach is one of Arizona’s most honored and respected journalists. She has won accolades in every facet of her career— investigative reporter\, magazine columnist\, television commentator and author of nationally acclaimed books. She currently writes for True West magazine\, digging up the true stories behind the popular myths\, with an emphasis on Arizona’s real history and women of the Old West. Her insight\, knowledge and wit produce exuberant\, riveting speeches that always garner rave reviews.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/hyenas-in-petticoats-how-women-struggled-against-every-dirty-trick-in-the-books-to-win-the-vote-7/
LOCATION:Kirk-Bear Canyon Library\, 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd.\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85749\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
GEO:32.2592762;-110.8014693
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kirk-Bear Canyon Library 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd. Tucson AZ 85749 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8959 E Tanque Verde Rd.:geo:-110.8014693,32.2592762
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200228T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200228T190000
DTSTAMP:20200218T140841Z
CREATED:20200218T140841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200218T140841Z
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SUMMARY:Our History is the Future with Nick Estes
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we delve into the latest chapter in the centuries-long struggle for Indigenous liberation. In this lecture\, Nick Estes will discuss his latest work Our History is the Future.\n\n\n\n\nIn 2016\, a small protest encampment at the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota\, initially established to block construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline\, grew to be the largest Indigenous protest movement in the twenty-first century. Water Protectors knew this battle for native sovereignty had already been fought many times before\, and that\, even after the encampment was gone\, their anticolonial struggle would continue. In Our History Is the Future\, Nick Estes traces traditions of Indigenous resistance that led to the #NoDAPL movement. Our History Is the Future is at once a work of history\, a manifesto\, and an intergenerational story of resistance.\n\nDr. Nick Estes is an enrolled member of the Lower Brulé Sioux\, an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico\, and a co-founder of The Red Nation. Estes is the author of Our History is the Future: #NoDAPL\, Standing Rock\, and the Long Traditions of Indigenous Resistance (Verso\, 2019)\, which places into historical context the indigenous-led movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.\n\nFor information\, contact Dr. Timothy Yamamura Timothy.Yamamura@nau.edu
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/our-history-is-the-future-with-nick-estes/
LOCATION:Northern Arizona University Liberal Arts Room 120\, 700 S. Humphreys\, Bldg 18\, Flagstaff\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author + Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200227T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200227T181500
DTSTAMP:20200115T102525Z
CREATED:20200115T102525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T102525Z
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SUMMARY:Theodore Roosevelt Slept Here
DESCRIPTION:Theodore Roosevelt exhibited a greater influence on Arizona than perhaps any other president. He was the first sitting president to visit Arizona\, employed an executive order to preserve the Grand Canyon\, established a variety of wildlife refuges and reclamation projects\, and enjoyed outdoor recreation in the area. This program will share Roosevelt’s widespread influence in Arizona\, and also explore some stories of dubious accuracy that inevitably sprout from such a larger-than-life character. \nKevin Schindler is an award-winning educator and writer who has worked for more than 20 years at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Schindler was sheriff of the Flagstaff Corral of Westerners for 14 years and a board member of the Flagstaff Festival of Science for 16 years. Combining a dual passion for history and science\, he has presented hundreds of educational programs\, authored 6 books\, written more than 500 magazine and newspaper articles\, and contributes a bi-weekly astronomy column for the Arizona Daily Sun. In 2019 Kevin was awarded the Friends of the Humanities Award by Arizona Humanities.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/theodore-roosevelt-slept-here-7/
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200227T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200227T150000
DTSTAMP:20200115T102127Z
CREATED:20200115T102127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T102127Z
UID:10065911-1582812000-1582815600@azhumanities.org
SUMMARY:Arizona’s Great Escape
DESCRIPTION:During the night of Christmas Eve in 1944\, twenty-five Nazi German prisoners of war escaped from Papago Park POW camp on the outskirts of Phoenix and headed towards Mexico. These men were hardcore Nazis\, ex U-boat commanders\, and submariners\, who had successfully dug a nearly 200-foot underground tunnel that took four months to complete. Many people may have heard of this event\, but few know the details. This presentation tells the story of what happened to these German POWs and the Arizona residents who encountered them. \nSteve Renzi\, a University of Arizona graduate with a degree in history\, believes that every generation must learn about who and what came before them or else the lessons learned are lost. As a writer and photographer with a teacher’s certificate in secondary education\, Renzi is always searching for new ways of exploring our history. He has been published in over 200 magazine and newspaper articles and is currently a writing and photography teacher\, as well as a basketball coach.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/arizonas-great-escape-5/
LOCATION:Superstition Mountain Museum\, 4087 N. Apache Trail\, Apache Junction\, AZ\, 85119\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200226T200000
DTSTAMP:20200221T201442Z
CREATED:20200221T201442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200221T201442Z
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SUMMARY:America Speaks: Hidden Voices\, Silent Stories with Tamika Sanders
DESCRIPTION: CLICK HERE to rsvp. \n\n\nJoin us for the first in a series of programs exploring the diverse voices that capture the journey towards Democracy in America. We are proud to feature these presentations as part of the traveling Smithsonian Exhibit Voices and Votes: Democracy in America that will launch in March 2020. The Voices and Votes exhibit will travel to six Arizona towns\, and feature programs across the state.\n\n\nOur democracy has been shaped by many people. We are most familiar with the famous\, the nation’s founders and Presidents. But many more individuals have contributed to the depth and breadth of our nation’s values of life. liberty and justice. This program explores the contributions from those in the shadows\, some faceless and nameless\, who built America.\n\nJoin us as we learn about the Coded Messages of the Underground Railroad\, and later The Green Book. Communication and secrecy were key to the successful operation of the Underground Railroad. Safety was more important than quickness. Both fugitive slaves and members of the Underground Railroad learned to code and decode hidden messages\, and to disguise signs to avoid capture. Using storytelling\, activities and songs\, this presentation will depict the ingenuity and resiliency used by those involved in the Underground Railroad to help over 100\,000 slaves escape to freedom between 1810 and 1850.  For many years after the Civil War it was not safe or easy for Blacks to travel in the segregated U.S. Restaurants\, hotels\, theaters and businesses did not serve Blacks. They developed a network of safe spaces so that they could travel\, live and work despite illegal and legally sanctioned discrimination through Jim Crow laws.\n\nDr. Tamika Sanders is an entrepreneur who decided to become an educator to help address the lack of minority faculty in higher education\, and serve as a role model for minority students who rarely see people of color in academia. She hopes to continue using the arts to break barriers\, unite people\, and create social change.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/america-speaks-hidden-voices-silent-stories-with-tamika-sanders/
CATEGORIES:Community Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200226T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200226T150000
DTSTAMP:20200115T101406Z
CREATED:20200115T101406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T101406Z
UID:10065909-1582722000-1582729200@azhumanities.org
SUMMARY:The Gila: River of History
DESCRIPTION:Six hundred miles long from its source in the mountains of southwestern New Mexico to its confluence with the Colorado River above Yuma\, the Gila has been an important avenue for the movement of birds\, animals\, plants\, and peoples across the desert for millennia. Many cultures have sprung up on its banks\, and millions of people depend on the river today—whether they know it or not. Gregory McNamee\, author of the prizewinning book Gila: The Life and Death of an American River\, presents a biography of this vital resource\, drawing on Native American stories\, pioneer memoirs\, the writings of modern naturalists such as Aldo Leopold and Edward Abbey\, and many other sources. Think of it as 70 million years of history packed into an entertaining\, informative hour. \nGregory McNamee is a writer\, editor\, photographer\, and publisher. He is the author of 40 books and more than 6\,000 articles and other publications. He is a contributing editor to the Encyclopædia Britannica\, a research fellow at the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona\, and a lecturer in the Eller School of Management\, at the University of Arizona. For more about him\, visit his web page at www.gregorymcnamee.com.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/the-gila-river-of-history-7/
LOCATION:Arizona Western College / Parker Learning Center\, 1109 Geronimo Avenue\, Parker\, AZ\, 85344\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200226T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200226T110000
DTSTAMP:20200115T101754Z
CREATED:20200115T101754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T101754Z
UID:10065910-1582711200-1582714800@azhumanities.org
SUMMARY:Pearl Hart\, the Lady Bandit- Victim or Vixen… or Both?
DESCRIPTION:Separating fact from fiction is no easy task with flamboyant stage coach robber Pearl Hart. A mountain of conflicting stories abound\, thanks in no small part\, to Pearl herself. Enamored of the Wild West\, she embellished her own tale to accommodate the interest of newspapers and public fascination. This presentation follows Pearl from her modest beginnings in Canada to discover what set her down the road that led from Canada to Ohio\, Illinois\, New Mexico\, and finally\, Arizona. The road that took her from innocent teenager to a life of crime is littered with stories of abuse\, abandonment\, and poor choices. Why does a woman who committed a fairly insignificant crime still garner so much interest that even a Broadway show was created to highlight her life? This presentation\, explores Pearl’s life from many angles\, and sheds some light on an Arizona figure surrounded by mystery. \nChristine Reid is intrigued by Arizona’s diverse and rich western heritage as a writer and researcher at the Pinal County Historical Society and Community Scholar for the ASU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. She continues that deep interest while serving on many of the town of Florence’s heritage projects and agencies. Committed to sharing history in a lively manner\, she presents the sometimes hidden or forgotten aspects of Arizona’s characters and history.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/pearl-hart-the-lady-bandit-victim-or-vixen-or-both-7/
LOCATION:McFarland State Historic Park\, 24 W. Ruggles St\, Florence\, AZ\, 85132\, United States
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
GEO:33.036198;-111.38778
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200225T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200225T140000
DTSTAMP:20200115T101046Z
CREATED:20200115T101046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T101046Z
UID:10065908-1582635600-1582639200@azhumanities.org
SUMMARY:Arizona: a History of Snake Oil Salesmen\, Scams\, and Hoaxes
DESCRIPTION:Since the earliest days\, Arizonans have been visited by entrepreneurs offering all kinds of get rich quick schemes. Benefitting from tales of abundant resources in the territory\, limited law enforcement and communication\, a scoundrel could create enticing promise of riches and success without much external oversight. Newspapers often fanned the hysteria only to later denounce and expose the schemes. People from across America came west to seek a better life. When that better life proved too slow in materializing\, they often fell prey to a quick and easy alternative being offered by the schemer. Sometimes even the well-educated and worldly could not resist the lure\, despite later admitting they should have known better. Using newspaper articles\, quotes\, photographs and ephemera\, this program illustrates some of the most famous and some of the lesser known embarrassing scams and hoaxes that have found the gullible in Arizona. \nChristine Reid is intrigued by Arizona’s diverse and rich western heritage as a writer and researcher at the Pinal County Historical Society and Community Scholar for the ASU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. She continues that deep interest while serving on many of the town of Florence’s heritage projects and agencies. Committed to sharing history in a lively manner\, she presents the sometimes hidden or forgotten aspects of Arizona’s characters and history.
URL:https://azhumanities.org/event/arizona-a-history-of-snake-oil-salesmen-scams-and-hoaxes-4/
LOCATION:DLB-headshot
CATEGORIES:AZ Speaks
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