Arkansas is well known for its location on the Trail of Tears, the pathway the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribes traveled through the state in the 1830s to new lands in the Indian Territory in modern-day Oklahoma. Continue reading “UA Little Rock class investigates Arkansas’s ‘other Trail of Tears’”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate student is shedding light on long-overlooked contributions black communities in Arkansas made to the World War I effort. Continue reading “UA Little Rock researcher uncovers history of black activism during World War I”
Stanford-educated international emcee, speaker, and community builder Epiphany “Big Piph” Morrow will bring his unique one-man show, “The Glow: The Hopes and Ambitions of a Rhymer,” to UA Little Rock on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m. Continue reading “Epiphany Morrow brings ‘The Glow’ to UA Little Rock”
This February, UA Little Rock will join the rest of the nation in celebration of the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. Several events will be held throughout the month to celebrate Black History Month. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to celebrate Black History Month”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor will discuss how slum clearance was used to remove Little Rock’s westernmost black suburb during the next “Plain Talk on Race and Ethnicity” lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Continue reading “Mitchell to shed light on the removal of Little Rock’s westernmost black suburb”
Eight University of Arkansas at Little Rock students who won a Black History Month essay contest took a free trip to explore African-American history in New York City. Continue reading “UA Little Rock essay contest winners explore African-American history in New York City”
Eight University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have won a free trip to New York City to explore African-American history after winning an essay contest. Continue reading “UA Little Rock students win free trip to New York City to explore African-American history”
Dr. Linda Holzer, coordinator of classical piano studies at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will perform as a piano soloist with the Little Rock Wind Symphony in a special concert honoring Arkansas’s musical heritage. Continue reading “Holzer will serve as piano soloist in concert honoring Arkansas’s musical heritage”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student received an award from the Pulaski County Historical Society for her paper revealing the unusual history of Little Rock protestors who took on an African American-owned restaurant that practiced segregation. Continue reading “Freedom knows no color”
A history class at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has created a new digital index of Phillips County death certificates from 1917 to 1922. Continue reading “UA Little Rock class creates digital archive of long-lost Phillips County death certificates”