ARKANSAS BLACK HISTORY // Location
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Red Summer in Elaine
An Extreme Response The end of the Civil War in 1865 began a new era in American history called the Reconstruction Era, where the country processed through reinstating seceding states in the...read more by Dianna Donahue // Feb.1.2022 |
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ARKANSAS BLACK HISTORY // Movement
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Back to Africa Movement
Arkansas' Voyage to the Fatherland Black Americans began to return to their native land of Africa in 1820 – approximately 200 years after the transatlantic slave trade to Virginia began. Many of these brave souls...read more by Dianna Donahue // Dec.1.2021 |
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ARKANSAS BLACK HISTORY // Entrepreneur
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John H. Johnson
The Forbes 400 List's First Black Entrepreneur & Businessman If you grew up during the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, chances are you are familiar with publications such as Negro Digest, Ebony Magazine, or Jet Magazine. These publications...read more by Dianna Donahue // Oct.1.2021 |
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ARKANSAS BLACK HISTORY // Education
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The North Little Rock Six
of Scipio A. Jones High School - Class of 1958 The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka U.S. Supreme Court case of 1954 ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional even when...read more by Dianna Donahue // Aug.1.2021 |
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ARKANSAS BLACK HISTORY // Building
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Thomas C. McRae Sanatorium
Arkansas' First Treatment Facility for Black Victims of Tuberculosis Arkansas’ history tells of many practices used to uphold racial segregation in public facilities, and medical facilities were no exception to this neglectful discrimination. Depending on the town...read more by Dianna Donahue // Jun.1.2021 |
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ARKANSAS BLACK HISTORY // Building
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Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
The Architectural Showpiece of the Negro Neighborhood Little Rock’s Dunbar Middle School has a rich historical significance to the progression of Black people in Arkansas in four areas: African-American history, education history, legal history, and architecture/engineering...read more by Dianna Donahue // Apr.1.2021 |
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ARKANSAS BLACK HISTORY // Location
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The Line - West 9th Street & Dreamland
There is a 3-story, brick building that sits along I-630 West on West 9th Street adorned in patriotic American bunting. There are not many other buildings on the street or a significant amount of consistent traffic, but that has not always been the case. It may be difficult to imagine it today, but...read more by Dianna Donahue // Feb.1.2021 |
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