United States – Arkansas
Arkansas Freedom Summer (1965)
The Arkansas Freedom Summer, also known as the Arkansas Summer Project, was a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement...
The North Little Rock High School Desegregation Crisis (1957)
The North Little Rock High School Desegregation Crisis created the North Little Rock Six, a group of six African American...
Little River County Race War (1899)
The Little River County Race War began in March 1899 in southwestern Arkansas and quickly spilled over into neighboring northeastern...
Charles Jackson French (1919-1956)
Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French was hailed as the “hero of the Solomons” and the “Human Tugboat” after...
Gloria Long Anderson (1938- )
Gloria Long Anderson is a Professor of Chemistry at Morris Brown College, where she serves as vice president of academic...
African Americans and the Knights of Labor (1869-1949)
Founded in Philadelphia in 1869, the Knights of Labor (KOL) was the largest, most important labor union in the 19th...
Detroit Emeralds (1966-1978)
The Detroit Emeralds, an R&B/ soul vocal ensemble, was formed in 1966 in Detroit, Michigan, by two brothers and a...
Pharoah Sanders (1940- )
Composer/ Improvisational Jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders was born on October 13, 1940, in Little Rock, Arkansas, as Farrell Sanders. An...
Soul Train (1970-2006)
Soul Train, one of the longest-running syndicated shows in television history, began in 1970 on the Chicago television station WCIU-TV...
