Dunbar: The Neighborhood, the School, and the People, 1940-1965, by Aloma J. Barnes
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The story of Dunbar, the neighborhood that took its name from the school in its midst, is in many ways the story of America. An almost forgotten 160-acre swatch of land north of the town of Tucson, Arizona, it was inhabited by a hardy mix of Anglos, Mexicans, Yaqui Indians, colored people (as African-Americans were called then), and Chinese. Separated from downtown Tucson by the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks, Dunbar's northernmost blocks had been the Court Street Cemetery since 1875. Then, in 1912, statehood changed everything. It introduced mandatory school segregation which forced colored children to attend schools built only for them. In response, the Tucson school board converted an undertaker parlor/bakery into such a facility. Within five years the increasing number of students led to the construction of a school at 300 N. 2nd Street, which became the focal point of the neighborhood. The board named it the Paul Laurence Dunbar School after the renowned colored poet. Dunbar: The Neighborhood, the School, and the People, 1940-1965 tells the heartfelt and moving story of that community, and the other neighborhoods that fed into the school, as they all grew and thrived. It is told, as much as possible, using the words of those who lived it. The twenty-five years noted in the title began with the arrivals of Principal Morgan Maxwell, Sr., and Dr. Robert D. Morrow, superintendent of Tucson School District No.1; it spanned three wars, the first school integration, and the march of history.
Dunbar: The Neighborhood, the School, and the People, 1940-1965, by Aloma J. Barnes- Amazon Sales Rank: #1876071 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .56" w x 5.98" l, .93 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 182 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It was a nice and easy read By BJ It was a nice and easy read. I enjoyed the stories although I didn't grow up in Tucson. There were people mentioned that I met years ago and families that I never met but I heard about. This brings to light how civil rights and Tucson progressed through a interesting time in American History.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A History Lesson Beyond Dunbar By Zelema Harris This well written and documented history of the Dunbar area in Tucson, AZ is a must read for those interested in segregation in public education, World War II, the impact of Brown versus the Topeka Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. These topics provide the framework for leaders who emerged during those periods. While the focus is on Tucson, Arizona and its uniqueness anyone growing up during segregation can identify with the book. Dunbar is informative, entertaining and a poignant reminder that such a rich history deserves a place in our schools, libraries, and our homes.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Reading with Pride By Ernest McCray Aloma Barnes describes how this wonderfully easy and nice read came about as she and three other women, old childhood friends of mine, passed the time on the last miles of a trip, naming streets and people I knew well. At the books end I felt that I knew these places and folks even better. One does not have to know a thing about the neighborhood, or Tucson, at large, to appreciate the contributions the Dunbar neighborhood and Dunbar school made to the city and our lives as residents there. I was left with a renewed feeling of pride in having gone to the only school I could attend because of the darkness of my skin; pride in having learned how to fit in within a diverse community, one that was home to African Americans and Mexican Americans and European Americans too, all of us running into each other at a number of Chinese mom and pop markets where our credit was good and we were all treated with respect. It's a story of people overcoming and finding their place in a world where lovewas too often scarce. A story mostly of triumph. The kind of story most people appreciate.
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