About Department Of History
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50 years ago, an integrated group of business and community leaders along with some Philander Smith College students worked together to desegregate downtown Little Rock. On Sept. 21, we will honor them for efforts…
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Dr. Benjamin Houston, author of the new book, “The Nashville Way: Racial Etiquette and the Struggle for Social Justice in a Southern City,” will give a lecture on racial change at 6 p.m. Thursday, September 5, at the Historic Arkansas Museum.
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Thank you to our sponsors for helping to make the 3rd Annual Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Commemoration a reality! The Institute…
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#50downtown The UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity will partner with the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the 50 year celebration of the…
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The UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity has been awarded an $8,471 grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the…
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Kirk Explains the Struggle for Civil Rights in Arkansas Beyond the Central High Crisis Dr. John Kirk, Donaghey Professor and Chair of the History…
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After 60 years of work for social justice, Gertrude Jackson still volunteers at the Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center in Marvell, Ark., that…