ASU professor discusses history of Arizona’s founding fathers

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When thinking of the term “founding fathers,” names like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson come to mind, but who are the founding fathers of Arizona?

Maurice Crandall, Associate Professor of History at ASU and citizen of the Yavapai-Apache Nation of Camp Verde, Arizona, joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss the background of Arizona’s roots.

Maurice Crandall, American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellow; Associate Professor of History at ASU

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