The creation of the Spanish Speaking Organization for Community, Integrity, and Opportunity in Salt Lake City sought to identify problems of the Spanish-speaking minority. This group worked on behalf of the community to improve equality and access to opportunity in Utah.
A newspaper article about a robbery reveals more than the story of a crime in Salt Lake City. It also tells us about the history of racism in Salt Lake City.
A small area of downtown Salt Lake City used to be "Japan Town," an area that served as the focus of the city's Japanese American community. The area was demolished in the 1960s in order to make room for the Salt Palace.
Nearly 600 enlisted African American soldiers and their families migrated to Salt Lake City in 1896. These soldiers discovered that Utahns' attitudes towards African Americans were much like the rest of the country, and faced racial discrimination during their time in Utah.
A series of rash faculty firings at the University of Utah in 1915 exposes the concern over the influence of "radicals" in the United States at the outbreak of World War I.
Public desire for mass transit in Salt Lake City sought to relieve some of the traffic on roads throughout the city, and popular demand has resurfaced every few years as a response to air and road conditions.
In 1891, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City was formed from the old Vicariate of Utah and Eastern Nevada. Over 8,000 members, fifteen churches, and fourteen priests belonged to the new diocese.
In 1905, Utah's first Eastern Orthodox church -- Holy Trinity -- was dedicated. The church, which fronted 4th South, became the center of spiritual life for many eastern and southern Europeans who lived in Salt Lake City and around the Intermountain West. But it was Utah's Greek community that was the driving force behind the construction and consecration of the church.
