Zafra, Sarah
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Mesa Leadership talk with Angy Booker, Celia Burns, Susie Sato, 2003 November 1, 2006 March
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Identifier: MHM2005-027-042-1
Abstract
Booker, Burns, and Sato ? all from well-known families who helped settle Mesa ? participate in a panel interview to talk about Mesa in the early 1900's. They each tell how their families came to Mesa and what they did for a living, including farming and cooking at a downtown armory. They discuss everyday life ? doing laundry by hand, swimming in the canals for recreation, and keeping cool without air-conditioning. Booker talks about being part of the first African-American family to live in...
Dates:
2003 November 1; Digitization: 2006 March
Oral history interview with Lupe Daniel, 2001 July 31, 2006 March
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Identifier: MSAoh-d224a-V
Abstract
Lupe Daniel, a lifelong resident of Mesa, Arizona, talks about spending time as a young boy with Ms. Alma Blew who served as a missionary at the Mexican Methodist Church. He describes Ms. Blew's physical appearance and disposition, and tells of the ways she helped his family and many people in the community. He also gives some description of the neighborhood and buildings surrounding the church building. Daniel talks about growing up in Mesa and attending school; he gives descriptions of the...
Dates:
2001 July 31; Digitization: 2006 March
Oral history interview with Ms. Veora Johnson, 2001 April 19, 2006 March
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Identifier: MSAoh-j638a-V01
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Johnson details her education in Texas and tells of her move to Mesa, Arizona, to teach public school. She discusses the history of the Mesa school system during segregation and after. She describes when the schools were integrated and what it was like being the first African American teacher at the Irving School. Johnson also gives some history of the Washington area and talks about race relations in Mesa.
Dates:
2001 April 19; Digitization: 2006 March
Oral history of Angy Booker, 2002 June 15, 2006 March
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Identifier: MSAoh-j638a-V02
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Booker, born in Naco, Arizona, talks about her family's history and her experiences as an African American woman in early Mesa. Her great-grand parents were slaves, and her grandfather and father were Buffalo Soldiers in the army. Her mother did laundry for a living, including for the O.S. Stapley family. She describes early downtown Mesa and mentions some businesses such as Everybody's Drugstore, the post office, J.C. Penney's, the hospital, and some churches. Booker discusses race...
Dates:
2002 June 15; Digitization: 2006 March
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- Agriculture -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 1
- Central business districts -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 1
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Mesa (Ariz.) 1
- Japanese Americans -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Race relations 1
- Mexican Americans -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
- Missionaries -- Mesa (Ariz.) 1
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