Born in Arkansas, civil rights activist Daisy Bates is known for her role as mentor to the Little Rock Nine during the 1957 Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis.
The start of the live racing season at Oaklawn is January 11, 2013. Attention racing fans: the start of the 2013 live Thoroughbred horse racing season at | Travel Arkansas Blog
Did you know that an Arkansas native was known as the “father of modern archery?” Ben Pearson ( 1898-1971) started the first company in the U.S. to mass produce archery sets and equipment.