Date of Award:

8-2025

Document Type:

Thesis

Degree Name:

Master of Arts (MA)

Department:

History

Committee Chair(s)

Patrick Mason

Committee

Patrick Mason

Committee

Lawrence Culver

Committee

Lisa Gabbert

Abstract

This thesis examines life in Utah during the Jim Crow era, utilizing oral history interviews with African Americans who lived in the state between 1940 and 1965. The interviewees selected for this project describe their personal experiences with housing, employment, public spaces, medical assistance, and education discrimination.

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