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Every Step A Novel: Historical Circumstances And Somali American Identity, Haden Griggs
Every Step A Novel: Historical Circumstances And Somali American Identity, Haden Griggs
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
This project is designed to help high school students learn about the experiences, history and identity of Somali men who came to Utah as refugees. It is organized around the oral histories of eight Somali men who live in the Salt Lake City area. They were collected by Haden Griggs in the latter half of 2019. Transcripts and audio recordings for all the interviews are available here.
A paper, analyzing the historical circumstances and variations on Somali identity, is included here for scholarly or instructor use. This project also includes a digital exhibit tracing recent Somali history and contextualizing the …
The African American Community In Ogden, Utah: Teaching Local History Within A National Framework, Michelle Braeden
The African American Community In Ogden, Utah: Teaching Local History Within A National Framework, Michelle Braeden
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Historical Background:
Beginning in 1869, the newly built Union Station in Ogden Utah became a major terminal for the transcontinental railroad. Around that same time George Pullman began recruiting emancipated slaves as employees on his luxury railroad cars. As a result a sizeable number of African Americans began working on the railroad. Many African Americans found residence in Ogden since it was a major railroad hub. As a result a small African American neighborhood that was six blocks long and two blocks wide formed in the city.[1] Businesses and organizations formed to support the emerging African American community within …