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Group photograph of Arkansas clergy, courtesy of Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Later Life and Legacy (Brown-5)

Posted on: July 11, 2018 Last updated on: October 25, 2018 Written by: cxgarrett

Bishop Brown continued advocating for equal rights throughout his life. He led a group of 48 ministers in a protest at the Arkansas State Capitol in 1965. They were there to petition Governor Faubus to re-open the Capitol cafeteria after…

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Bishop Brown on left, courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies.

Acclaimed Author (Brown-4)

Posted on: July 11, 2018 Last updated on: April 10, 2019 Written by: cxgarrett

Bishop Brown was an acclaimed author. He wrote Bigger Than Little Rock, a book chronicling the Little Rock Central High School’s desegregation crisis and discussing integration in 1958. It was a national success and garnered Bishop Brown positive feedback and…

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A Day of Prayer (Brown-3)

Posted on: July 11, 2018 Last updated on: October 25, 2018 Written by: cxgarrett

Bishop Brown believed healing was needed to reduce tensions in Little Rock during the desegregation crisis. He understood that healing came through prayer and that it was the obligation of the clergy of all religious denominations to provide leadership to…

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Brown before consecration, 1957. Courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies.

Little Rock Central High School Desegregation Crisis (Brown-2)

Posted on: July 11, 2018 Last updated on: October 25, 2018 Written by: cxgarrett

Bishop Brown’s belief and adherence to the principles of equality were guiding forces throughout his life. His letters, sermons, writings, and actions reflect his trust in those principles. These guiding forces served Brown well when he was thrust into the…

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Portrait of Bishop of Brown

Calming Presence in the Middle of a Storm (Brown-1)

Posted on: July 11, 2018 Last updated on: December 13, 2022 Written by: cxgarrett

Bishop Robert Raymond Brown led a “ministry of reconciliation” as a key figure in Little Rock Central High School’s desegregation crisis in 1957.

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Scott Bond gin, with cotton ready, black and white

Successful Black Businessman (Bond-4)

Posted on: February 26, 2018 Last updated on: February 6, 2018 Written by: cxgarrett

Bond was a shrewd businessman and branched out from farming to retail. Bond initially bought a store with his stepfather and another man, but the store closed after several months. He eventually purchased the Madison Mercantile Company on his own…

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Dr. Booker T. Washington with Scott Bond and his family at Bond's family home, black and white photo.

Bond Impresses Booker T. Washington (Bond-3)

Posted on: February 26, 2018 Last updated on: February 6, 2018 Written by: cxgarrett

Scott Bond was urged by Dr. Booker T. Washington, founder of the National Negro Business League (NNBL), to attend the Farmer’s Conference in Tuskegee, Alabama. Bond declined, until a letter urging Bond to attend arrived. One of Bond’s sons said…

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Scott Bond Plowing a Row, Black and White Photo

Well-Respected Amongst All (Bond-2)

Posted on: February 26, 2018 Last updated on: February 6, 2018 Written by: cxgarrett

Scott Bond was a well-respected member of the community, among blacks and whites, at a time when many blacks were struggling to free themselves of the ghostly shackles left by the Civil War. Scott Bond continued expanding his acreage until…

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Scott Bond, Black and White Studio Portrait

Scott Bond: Former Slave, Shrewd Businessman(Bond-1)

Posted on: February 26, 2018 Last updated on: April 23, 2019 Written by: cxgarrett

At a time in Arkansas history when blacks were regularly lynched and openly oppressed under the racist tenant farming system former slave Scott Bond became a successful black farmer and businessman in Madison, Arkansas.

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Life after Minute Man (Wes Hall 4)

Posted on: June 4, 2013 Last updated on: February 23, 2014 Written by: cxgarrett

In addition to Minute Man of America, Inc., Hall operated Dixie Equipment Company, Food Service Supply, and Razorback Sign Company.  After selling his controlling interests in these businesses in 1981, Hall formed Corporate Finance Associates, a merger and finance company.…

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Marketing Strategies (Wes Hall 3)

Posted on: June 4, 2013 Last updated on: February 23, 2014 Written by: cxgarrett

Hall became known for his creative marketing campaigns and publicity stunts. Minute Man was the first fast food restaurant to give a free glass to customers as part of a Coca Cola promotion in the early 1970s.  Additionally, Minute Man…

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Groundbreaking Ground Beef (Wes Hall 2)

Posted on: May 31, 2013 Last updated on: February 23, 2014 Written by: cxgarrett

Minute Man was a forerunner in a number of fast-food concepts.  In 1948, the Raytheon Company placed three experimental “RadaRange” microwave ovens in locations across the United States; Hall and partners received one of the three.  They pioneered the use…

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Wes Hall & Minute Man

Posted on: May 23, 2013 Last updated on: December 13, 2022 Written by: cxgarrett

Little Rock native Wes Hall founded the iconic fast food chain Minute Man, which at its peak boasted 57 restaurants in Arkansas and seven surrounding states. Minute Man was a pioneer on the fast food landscape, and its legacy is plain to see in food franchises across the country.

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