Arizona African Americans

United StatesArizona African Americans

The following resources would be helpful in African American research.

Pioneer Museum (Flagstaff)
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.

Phoenix
Tanner Chapel AME Church, 1887- History

Tucson
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.


 * African American Churches in Tucson
 * Photographic Exhibits African American Churches in Tucson, Arizona, 1900 - 1990

History
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.

Also see:


 * Early Settlers
 * African American Soldiers
 * Establishing Neighborhoods
 * Dunbar School and Educational Opportunities

Other Sources

 * Harris, Richard E. The First 100 Years: A History of Arizona Blacks. Apache Junction, AZ: Relmo Publishers, 1983.

Websites

 * Black History in Arizona: People, Places, Events
 * African American Multicultural Museum
 * In The Steps of Esteban: Tucson's African American Heritage
 * The State of Black Arizona