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.
2016 marks the Centennial of the National Park Service. The exact date of the anniversary is August 25, 2016, but there will be celebrations and special events | Travel Arkansas Blog
One of Arkansas’ most famous blacksmiths, James Black, is credited with forging one of the original Bowie knives for James “Jim” Bowie in the early 1830s in Washington, Arkansas.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War by sanctioning events and preserving sites in the state | Travel Arkansas Blog
