UA Little Rock Historian Rings in America’s 250th with Research on Replica Liberty Bells
As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, Dr. Kristin Dutcher Mann, professor of history at UA Little Rock, is helping Americans rediscover a forgotten piece of patriotic history – the Replica Liberty Bells that once traveled the country as symbols of freedom, thrift, and civic pride. Mann’s research on the 1950 Independence … UA Little Rock Historian Rings in America’s 250th with Research on Replica Liberty Bells
Evenings with History Lecture to Address Creation of Early Medieval Library Collection
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s next Evenings with History lecture will highlight the creation of the early medieval library at the Italian monastery of Bobbio, one of the largest libraries in Western Europe.
Evenings with History Lecture to Address AIDS Activism in Arkansas
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s next Evenings with History lecture will address the history of the AIDS epidemic in Arkansas through a conversation between Ruth Coker Burks, who is known as the “Arkansas Cemetery Angel,” and Dr. Andrew Amstutz, a former assistant professor of history at UA Little Rock.