ARKANSAS BLACK HISTORY // Event
The North Little Rock Six
of Scipio A. Jones High School - Class of 1958
The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka U.S. Supreme Court case of 1954 ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional even when...read more
by Dianna Donahue // ​Aug.1.2021
ARKANSAS BLACK HISTORY // Building
Thomas C. McRae Sanatorium
Arkansas' First Treatment Facility for Black Victims of Tuberculosis
Arkansas' history tells of many practices used to uphold racial segregation in public facilities, and medical facilities were no exception to this neglectful discrimination. Depending on the town...read more
by Dianna Donahue // ​Jun.1.2021
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
The Architectural Showpiece of the Negro Neighborhood
Little Rock's Dunbar Middle School has a rich historical significance to the progression of Black people in Arkansas in four areas: African-American history, education history, legal history, and architecture/engineering...read more
by Dianna Donahue // ​Apr.1.2021
ARKANSAS BLACK HISTORY // Location
The Line - West 9th Street & Dreamland
There is a 3-story, brick building that sits along I-630 West on West 9th Street adorned in patriotic American bunting. There are not many other buildings on the street or a significant amount of consistent traffic, but that has not always been the case. It may be difficult to imagine it today, but...read more
by Dianna Donahue // ​Feb.1.2021