United States – Arkansas
Thomas Bailey Shropshire (1925-2003)
Thomas Bailey Shropshire, a Past Grand Sire Archon of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (The Boulé), was a transformative figure...
WROX Blues Radio Station (1944- )
WROX Blues Radio Station is a variety AM radio station in Clarksdale, Mississippi. WROX was established and started transmitting on...
Colored Farmers’ National Alliance and Cooperative Union (1886-1891)
The Colored Farmers’ National Alliance and Cooperative Union was established by a small group of Black farmers on December 11,...
Charles E. Bussey Jr. (1918-1996)
Charles E. Bussey Jr., was the first African American mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas. He was also the first African...
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...
