Arizona Laws of Segregation and discrimination
1901: Marriages between whites and "Negroes, Mulattoes, Indians, Mongolians" and their descendants is deemed illegal. This law would not be repealed until 1962.
1909: Segregation in Arizona schools is deemed legal in areas that have more than eight Negro children.
1920s: Electors, or voters, were required electors to pass literacy tests.
1920-40s: Minorities are legally barred from owning homes North of the Railroad tracks in Flagstaff Arizona.
1954: With the implementation of Operation "Wetback" police did systematic raids on Mexican-American neighborhoods searching for undocumented workers. Police could randomly stop and check identification of any "Mexican looking person."
1909: Segregation in Arizona schools is deemed legal in areas that have more than eight Negro children.
1920s: Electors, or voters, were required electors to pass literacy tests.
1920-40s: Minorities are legally barred from owning homes North of the Railroad tracks in Flagstaff Arizona.
1954: With the implementation of Operation "Wetback" police did systematic raids on Mexican-American neighborhoods searching for undocumented workers. Police could randomly stop and check identification of any "Mexican looking person."