The History Of African Americans In Tucson: An Afrocentric Perspective. Volume Two: 1960 To 2000

LAWSON, PH.D., HARRY

Publication: Lawson's Psychological Services, 2000, Tucson

First edition. 8vo. Inscribed on the title page by the author. Perfect bound stiff pictorial wrappers, v [blank], 174 pp. ,preface, introduction, illustrated, facsimilies, portraits, references, index. This book portrays African-Americans and their contribution to Tucson 1960 to 2000. This volume examines transformation, activism, and institutional growth in the late 20th century to include the Civil Rights era in Tucson. Discusses efforts to dismantle segregation in schools, housing and public accommodations; the growth of protest, advocacy, and legal challenges; transitioning from segregated schooling to integration with struggles over equality in educational access and outcomes. Goes on to discuss increasing African American involvement in local government, boards, commissions, and civic leadership; expansion of job opportunities after civil rights reforms, etc. This book documents a period often overlooked in local histories: post-1960 Black life in the Southwest. As new, unread copy without dust jacket, as issued.