Tempe History Society Lunch Talk
Schedule
Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 11:30 am
UTC-07:00Location
809 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ, United States, Arizona 85282 | Tempe, AZ
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Where is South Phoenix: In Four Stories By Dr. Summer Cherland
Using archival research, oral history, and community surveys, Professor Cherland explores the geographical and historic boundaries of South Phoenix history from Territorial Arizona to the contemporary period and explains how political and social histories continue to shape perceptions of South Phoenix. The talk emphasizes the contributions of student-researchers affiliated with the South Phoenix Oral History Project at South Mountain Community College.
Dr. Summer Cherland, Historian at South Mountain Community College, teaches courses on the history of racial/ethnic minorities of Arizona. She directs the South Phoenix Oral History Project, a student-led initiative to capture, document and preserve the history of South Phoenix. Stop by Tempe History Museum for this free talk presented by Tempe History Society with generous support from Friendship Village.
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