AFRICAN AMERICANS IN EL PASO HISTORY

A series of interviews with members of pioneer black families and others which document the experiences of African Americans before, during, and after desegregation in El Paso. The interviews examine racial and ethnic relations in our unique bi-national, multi-cultural community.

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Faculty, Douglass School, El Paso, 1921

Barber shop, El Paso

Students, Douglass School, El Paso, 1915

Stable hands, Juárez Race Track, c.1915

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