PHOENIX — The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center wasn’t always a national landmark. Nearly 100 years ago, it was the Phoenix Union Colored High School — a symbolic representation of the reprehensible race relations in the Valley during the 1920s.
Today, it is affectionately known as “The Carver.” Over time, and as a direct result of the dedicated work of historians and social activists throughout the century, it has become a space dedicated to the study of the history and culture of African Americans in Arizona and the American Southwest.
One of the more recent extensions of the museum’s efforts to portray the lives, arts and cultures of African Americans was implemented this past February…