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3839 N Drinkwater Blvd
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The Underground and Overground Railroad with Dr. Tamika Sanders

Scottsdale Civic Center Library 3839 N Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Using storytelling, historical artifacts and songs, this presentation will depict the ingenuity and resiliency used by those involved in the Underground Railroad to help over 100,000 enslaved people escape to freedom between 1810 and 1850. We’ll then fast forward to the Jim Crow era and explore the Overground Railroad created by the Green Book which […]

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FRANK Talks: Energy in an Uncertain World – Scottsdale

Scottsdale Civic Center Library 3839 N Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Energy in an Uncertain World Dr. Jennifer Richter, Arizona State University, School of Social Transformation and the School for the Future of Innovation in Society Energy can be made affordable, accessible, and sustainable for all Arizonans.  Energy is never just about technology, but about the values and ideals that a society has about its design […]

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“The Women on the Mother Road in Arizona” – Scottsdale

Scottsdale Civic Center Library 3839 N Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Katrina Parks and Arizona Humanities are pleased to announce a presentation of: “The Women on the Mother Road in Arizona” a Route 66 screening and discussion program Special Guest: Arizona State Historian Marshall Trimble  Thursday, March 15th at 6:00 PM Scottsdale Public Library, Civic Center Auditorium 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd.  Scottsdale, AZ Free and open […]

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FRANK Talks: Immigrants and the American Dream – Scottsdale

Scottsdale Civic Center Library 3839 N Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Immigrants and the American Dream: We the People Today and Tomorrow Dr. T.J. Davis, Arizona State University, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies The United States of America has long touted itself as a land of immigrants and has grown phenomenally from migration since its beginnings in an ever expanding global economy. Yet the […]

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