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Latino history is highlighted as part of free public events organized by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 Center for Arkansas History and Culture and partner organizations. 鈥淟atino Americans: 500 Years of History,鈥� a special project of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Center for Arkansas History and Culture, will use documentary films and community discussions to explore … Public invited to celebrate, learn during Latino history sessions

The invention of Robert Fulton鈥檚 steamboat in 1807 is one of the defining moments in American history, which held ramifications for many states, Arkansas included. A current online exhibit exploring the steamboat鈥檚 influence on Arkansas culminates with a day-long educational symposium set for Nov. 5 at the Arkansas Studies Institute building. The event is free … Steamboat symposium to feature former congressman and others

Little Rock-area residents have the opportunity to hear from one of the founders of an organization working to stop migrant suffering and death on the U.S.-Mexico border. Chelsea Halstead, who heads the Colibr铆 Center for Human Rights鈥� family advocacy program, will lead two community discussions as part of 鈥淟atino Americans: 500 Years of History,鈥� a … 鈥楬uman rights crisis鈥� community discussions open to public

For Johnny Cash, the chapter in his early life concerning Kingsland, Arkansas, was a short one but it is nevertheless important, both to him and the history of the state. The following is an excerpt from a paper by University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) archivist Colin Woodward in … The Days before Dyess: Johnny Cash’s Early Arkansas Roots

By Becca Bona The University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) hosted a reception on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at Cache Restaurant in the River Market to celebrate the receipt of a national grant. The $136,851 grant will be used to process the papers of former Arkansas Gov. James (Jim) … 糖心Vlog传媒LR hosts reception celebrating national grant

By Monica Mylonas It was an honor to be asked to process Cal Ledbetter鈥檚 legislative papers. An honor, but a terrifying one. Although I was relatively new and had never met Dr. Ledbetter, his reputation preceded him. I knew him to be a gregarious and extremely intelligent man, as well as an important figure in … Remembering Dr. Cal Ledbetter

The original Life Interrupted exhibit, 鈥淎gainst Their Will:  The Japanese American Experience in World War II Arkansas,鈥� is now on permanent display at the new World War II Japanese American Internment Museum in McGehee, Arkansas. The exhibit was produced by the Life Interrupted Project, and originally premiered in 2004 as part of a joint effort … Permanent Home for “Against Their Will” Exhibit

The 糖心Vlog传媒LR Center for Arkansas History and Culture is releasing a series of video interviews on Japanese American internment in Arkansas during World War II. The first video features an interview with an individual who was forced to move to the camp when he was 13 years old. Interview with Sam Mibu, internee at Jerome … Videos Recount Japanese American Internment

An article by 糖心Vlog传媒LR Center for Arkansas History and Culture archivist Dr. Colin Woodward helped inspire an upcoming BBC radio program about the lesser-known prison concerts of Arkansas native Johnny Cash. The 25-minute program will air beginning Saturday, Jan. 5, on BBC World Service and cover Cash鈥檚 1969 appearance at the Cummins Unit of the … 糖心Vlog传媒LR Trio Interviewed for BBC Program on Johnny Cash

The staff at the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) are celebrating Digital Archives Month. The group hopes that by celebrating they can bring attention to problems of which many people are not aware. For example, what happens to information recorded on formats like film and video tapes as these formats become obsolete? … Celebrate Digital Archiving with 糖心Vlog传媒LR’s CAHC