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Black History in Tucson and the American Southwest

What better way to recognize Black History Month than to read about our own local history? Take a look at some fascinating titles about African American History in Tucson and the American Southwest that you can choose from.

Pima County Public Library

29 items

  • "Didn't Come From Nothing"

    An African-American Story of Life

    Sanchez, Tani D.
    BookTucson, Arizona : Brightwater Ventures, LLC, [2019] — 979.100496 Sa557d 2019
  • Buffalo Soldiers in the West

    A Black Soldiers Anthology

    eBookTexas A&M University Press, 2007
  • Buffalo Soldiers in the West

    a Black Soldiers Anthology

    BookCollege Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press, c2007. — 973.8 B863 2007
  • Voices of the Buffalo Soldier

    Records, Reports, and Recollections of Military Life and Service in the West

    BookAlbuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2003. — 355.008996 V8707 2003
  • Race & Class on Campus

    Conversations With Ricardo's Daughter

    Rochlin, Jay
    BookTucson : University of Arizona Press, c1997. — 378.1982 R588r 1997
  • The Buffalo Soldiers

    a Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West

    Leckie, William H
    BookNorman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2003 — 978.00496 L4958b 2003
  • "Estevanico." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 1998. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631002078/UHIC?u=azpcld&sid=bookmark-UHIC&xid=79c8d279. Accessed 7 June 2022.
    Web resource
  • Meals and Memoirs

    Recipes and Recollections of African Americans in Tucson

    Book[Tucson, Ariz.] : African American Historical and Genealogical Society, Tucson Chapter, [1993?] — 305.8960791 M462 1993
  • Dunbar School, Shared Memories of a Special Past

    a Report of the African American History Internship Project

    Book[Tucson, Ariz.] : The Project, 1988. — 372.979177 D911 1988
  • Tucson's Forgotten Generation

    Biographical Memoirs of the Dunbar Neighborhood in Th 40's and 50's

    Elliott, Rita
    BookTucson, Arizona : [publisher unknown], 2014 — 979.103 El588t 2014
  • History Paints a Beautiful Picture

    a Report on A-Mountain Neighborhood History for the Casa Alegre Mural Project

    BookTucson, Ariz. : s.n., 1998. — 979.101 H62999 1998