African American Resources for Arizona

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African American Resources

Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Sabio Library
The University of Arizona Libraries
1510 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
(520) 621-6406

History Local[edit | edit source]

Wilson, Bernard J. 2007. The black residents of Tucson and their achievements, 1860-1900: a reference guide. [Tucson, Ariz.]: Bernard Wilson. Available through WorldCat and Sabio Library at University of Arizona.
Valenzuela, Blanca, and Regina Kelly. 1998. History paints a beautiful picture: a report on A-Mountain neighborhood history for the Casa Alegre mural project. Tucson, Ariz: s.n. (African American History in Tuscon area) Available through WorldCat and Sabio Library.

Pre-Civil War records[edit | edit source]

Civil War Records[edit | edit source]

Post-Civil War[edit | edit source]

Reconstruction Era (1865-1877)[edit | edit source]

Jim Crow Era (1877-1964)[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

World War II[edit | edit source]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Black Family Genealogy & Historical Society
P. O. Box 90683
Phoenix, Arizona 85066-0683
Website & Research Aids

Websites[edit | edit source]

United States Arizona African Americans

The following resources would be helpful in African American research.

Introduction[edit | edit source]

A Research Strategy[edit | edit source]

Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Pioneer Museum (Flagstaff)[edit | edit source]

2340 N. Fort Valley Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: 928-774-6272
Email: AHSFlagstaff@azhs.gov
Website

Hours: Mon. – Sat. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday: Closed except during special events.

The Pioneer Museum has a few collections documenting African American pioneers. See Black Genesisfor reference to Beppie Culin Papers (1850-1900) on page 64which contain 324 bills of sale for slaves.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

Churches[edit | edit source]

Phoenix[edit | edit source]

Tanner Chapel AME Church, 1887- History

Tucson[edit | edit source]

Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 1900- History

African Americans are represented mainly in five categories: Baptist, Methodist, Church of God in Christ, Church of Christ, and Apostolic.

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

The bibliography,Trailtones: The African-American Heritage of Arizona,compiled by Gloria L. Smith contains materials that highlight African-American heritage in Arizona.

Probably the first person of African heritage who came to this area was a member of a Spanish expedition.Esteban was originally from Morocco, and was a slave to a Spaniard. He first arrived in the New World in 1528. See Esteban, a 16th Century Explorer.

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