{"id":45,"date":"2021-02-02T16:40:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T16:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2021-11-08T16:39:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T16:39:45","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tArkansas Constitutional Convention 1979-1980\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>With the twenty-first century fast approaching, the call went out to update Arkansas&#8217;s 105 year old constitution for the new era.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/passed-constitutions\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/files\/2021\/05\/1868-Arkansas-Constitution_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"First page of the 1868 Arkansas Constitution\" title=\"1868 Arkansas Constitution_cropped\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/beginning-the-process\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/files\/2021\/04\/ualr-ms-0191_06_na_pho057_dm2.jpg\" alt=\"Cal Ledbetter with Charles Moore, Lacy Landers, Joe Ford, and Governor David Pryor, at the signing of the bill calling for a constitutional convention\" height=\"1832\" width=\"1831\" title=\"Cal Ledbetter with Charles Moore, Lacy Landers, Joe Ford, and Governor David Pryor, at the signing of the bill calling for a constitutional convention\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/main-issues\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/files\/2021\/04\/ualr-ms-0191_02_10_06_005_dm_cropped2.jpg\" alt=\"Newspaper clipping titled, &quot;Convention Adopts Property Tax Plan With Variable Rates: Backers See least Shift in Burden&quot;\" height=\"2152\" width=\"2151\" title=\"Convention Adopts Property Tax Plan With Variable Rates\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/ongoing-reform\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/files\/2021\/06\/ualr-ms-0022_01_na_07_01_pho1959_square.jpg\" alt=\"Political cartoon by Bill Graham depicting a man crawling up the steps at the Arkansas capitol building and demanding ''legalized gambling in Hot Springs.'' Feb. 27, 1959\" height=\"1019\" width=\"1019\" title=\"Motion before the house-square\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/conservation\/\" title=\"Conservation\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tConservation\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Learn about the CAHC&#8217;s efforts to conserve and digitize the audio cassette tapes and reel to reel tapes from the 1979-1980 Arkansas Constitutional Convention.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/about\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/files\/2020\/10\/cropped-cc.jpg\" alt=\"Seating arrangement map for the delegates at the 1979 Constitutional Convention. It depicts the floor plan of the Arkansas House of Representatives' chamber with each delegate's name in a seat.\" height=\"1236\" width=\"1859\" title=\"Convention Delegate Seating Arrangement\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/about\/\" title=\"About the Exhibit\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tAbout the Exhibit\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>&#8220;Arkansas Constitutional Convention, 1979-1980: Citizen Participation in the Political Process&#8221; was made possible with funding by the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. The project is a partnership between the UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture and the Arkansas State Archives. <\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/about\/\" title=\"About CAHC\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tAbout CAHC\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture, located in Little Rock&#8217;s River Market District, offers a collection of historic materials related to Arkansas history. The Center&#8217;s resources cover multiple governors, social figures, civil rights issues, non-profit organizations, and businesses.<\/p>\n\tYou can access our collections of Arkansas history at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/arstudies.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAHC Online Catalog<\/a>\n401 President Clinton Avenue<br \/>\nLittle Rock, Arkansas 72201\n501-320-5780<br \/>\ncahc@ualr.edu\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\"><div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<p>Arkansas Constitutional Convention 1979-1980 With the twenty-first century fast approaching, the call went out to update Arkansas&#8217;s 105 year old constitution for the new era. Conservation Learn about the CAHC&#8217;s efforts to conserve and digitize the audio cassette tapes and&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/home\/\" class=\"more-link\"><br \/>\n\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Home&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/home\/\" class=\"more-link\">\n\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Home&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/no-intro.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":828,"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions\/828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/convention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}