Refugiados Cubanos: Last Step to FreedomStudent Exhibit During a six-month period in 1980, approximately 125,000 Cuban refugees left Cuba in a mass exodus. Almost immediately after refugees arrived, the Jimmy Carter administration opened federal detention centers across the U.S. This…
Arkansas Constitutional Convention, 1979-1980: Citizen Participation in the Political Process
Arkansas Constitutional Convention, 1979-1980CAHC Exhibit From 1979 to 1980, Arkansas held its eighth convention to revise the state constitution. The proposed constitution addressed controversial issues such as changes to usury limits, property taxes, and redistricting. Due to numerous challenges, the…
History Alive: Virtually!
History Alive: Virtually!Lesson Plans Grades K-12Explore curated sets of digitized primary sources from CAHC. The sources are organized in ten thematic virtual mini-collections: Agriculture, Arkansas and the World, Arkansas before Statehood, Change over Time, Civil Rights, Civil War and Reconstruction,…
Zero Hour: Arkansas in 1980
Zero Hour: Arkansas in 1980Student Exhibit The year 1980 was a pivotal moment in both American and Arkansas history. Arkansans faced a Titan II missile explosion, clashed over the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution, and considered a…
Elaine Race Massacre: Red Summer in Arkansas
Elaine Race Massacre: Red Summer in ArkansasCAHC Exhibit The Elaine Race Massacre was the deadliest racial conflict in Arkansas history. A gun incident at a farmers union meeting on September 30, 1919, turned into mob violence and led to the…
Arkansas Primary Source Set
Arkansas Primary Source SetsLesson Plans Grades K-12Explore curated sets of digitized primary sources from CAHC. Topics include: African Americans, Arkansas History, Arts, Biography, Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, Latinos, Literature, Native Americans, Science and Technology, U.S. History, Women, and World History.…
The Road from Hell Is Paved with Little Rocks
The Road from Hell Is Paved with Little RocksCAHC Exhibit This exhibit focuses on the segregation and integration of the educational system across Arkansas. Published August 2018 / Redesigned 2022.
Blogging the Digitization of the History of Segregation and Integration of Arkansas’ Education System
Blogging the Digitization of the History of Segregation and Integration of Arkansas’ Education SystemProject Blog This blog documents the digitization of materials related to segregation and integration of Arkansas’ Educational System. Part of the project included the creation of the…
Confronting the Crisis: The Legacy of Little Rock Central High School
Confronting the Crisis: The Legacy of Little Rock Central High SchoolCAHC Exhibit This exhibit explores the legacy of the Little Rock Central High School Desegregation Crisis and its impact on the civil rights movement. Published August 2017 / Redesigned 2022.
Arkansas Women’s Suffrage Centennial
Arkansas Women’s Suffrage CentennialCAHC Exhibit This exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary of the right to vote for women in Arkansas. The Arkansas Women’s Suffrage Centennial was celebrated between 2017 and 2020. Published February 2017 / Redesigned 2022.
City Market and Arcade
The City Market and ArcadeCAHC Exhibit Located in Little Rock’s River Market, the Arcade building was inspired by a marketplace torn down in 1960. The story of the original City Market and Arcade, an architectural wonder in its day, depicts…
Life Interrupted
Life InterruptedCAHC Exhibit This exhibit commemorates the 10th anniversary of “Life Interrupted: The Japanese American Experience in World War II Arkansas.” It explores Japanese American internment at the Rohwer and Jerome Relocation Centers. Published January 2014 / Redesigned 2022.
Arkansas Constitutional Convention Lesson Plans
Arkansas Constitutional Convention Lesson PlansLesson Plans Grades K-12Download lesson plans related to the Arkansas Constitutional Convention of 1979-1980. Topics include: Who Were the Delegates?, Preambles Through the Years, Let’s Make Some Changes, Let’s Raise Taxes or Not, and The Ghost…
Elaine Race Massacre Education Resources
Elaine Race Massacre Education ResourcesLesson Plans Explore primary and secondary sources related to the Elaine Race Massacre. Published September 2019.
The Road from Hell Lesson Plans
The Road from Hell Lesson PlansLesson Plans Grades 5-12Download lesson plans, educational resources, and posters related to segregation and integration in Arkansas. Topics include: Desegregation in Arkansas, the Little Rock Nine and the Central High School Crisis, Race Relations in…
Confronting the Crisis Lesson Plans
Confronting the Crisis Lesson PlansLesson Plans Grades 5-12Download lesson plans, educational resources, and posters related to the Little Rock Central High School Crisis. Topics include: the Little Rock Nine, Daisy Bates, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Lost Year. Published…
Arkansas Women’s Suffrage Lesson Plans
Arkansas Women’s Suffrage Lesson PlansLesson Plans Grades 7-12Download lesson plans related to the women’s suffrage movement in Arkansas. Topics includes: Arkansas-A Feminine Perspective, Votes for Women, and the Ratification of the 19th Amendment. Published February 2017.
Life Interrupted Lesson Plans
Life Interrupted Lesson PlansLesson Plans Grades 4-12Download lesson plans, educational resources, and posters related to Japanese American internment at the Rohwer and Jerome Relocation Centers. Topics include: Journey Home, the Impact of World War II on Arkansas, Arkansas Delta Geography…