Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail

The Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has launched a new online exhibit exploring the life and achievements of Dr. William … UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture Launches Online Exhibit Commemorating Arkansas’s First African American Optometrist

The Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a grant to explore the cultural and political sphere of Dr. William … UA Little Rock receives grant to commemorate history of Arkansas civil rights leader William Townsend

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Elaine Massacre, the deadliest racial conflict in Arkansas history, but the scars of the tragedy still follow the family members of the … Elaine 12 inducted into Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail

The 12 exonerated defendants from the 1919 Elaine Massacre will become a permanent part of the Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail on Nov. 5. Markers commemorating each of them will … Civil Rights Heritage Trail Induction Ceremony to Honor Elaine 12

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity received a $4,000 grant from Second Presbyterian Church of Little Rock’s Social Justice Advocacy Committee toward the … Grant will support purchase of Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail markers to honor Elaine 12

The Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail, a project of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity, has been named a part of the new … Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail joins new U.S. Civil Rights Trail

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity honored the legacy of Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller and nine other individuals at the 2018 induction of the Arkansas … Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller, nine others inducted into Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail

This fall, the faculty, staff, and students of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will see a familiar face on campus.

John Harold Johnson, founder of Ebony and Jet magazines, has been recognized for his achievements in advancing economic opportunities for African Americans in the United States. 

Angela Walker fondly remembers her grandfather, William “Sonny” Walker, was her family’s “personal hero.”