Oral history interview, 1983 Oct. and 1988 Sept. 4 [sound recording].

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Oral history interview, 1983 Oct. and 1988 Sept. 4 [sound recording].

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Sound recording of two interviews which focus primarily on the events and personalities involved in the effort to integrate Phoenix schools in the 1950s and specifically on the Phoenix Union High School desegregation lawsuit.

Transcript (29 p.)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7373345

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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