Henry Williams

Henry Williams Photo 6: Henry Williams, Representative for Lincoln County in the Arkansas General Assembly in 1889 and 1891, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints…

John Gray Lucas

John Gray Lucas Photo 5: John Gray Lucas, Representative for Jefferson County in the Arkansas General Assembly in 1891, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints…

George W. Lowe

George W. Lowe Photo 4: George W. Lowe, Representative for Monroe County in the Arkansas General Assembly in 1889, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints…

Henry A. Johnson

Henry A. Johnson Photo 3: Henry A. Johnson, Representative for Chicot County in the Arkansas General Assembly in 1891, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints…

Anderson Ebberson

Anderson Ebberson Photo 2: Anderson Ebberson, Representative for Jefferson County in the Arkansas General Assembly in 1877 and 1881, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white photographic prints…

Sebron Williams Dawson

Sebron Williams Dawson Photo 1: Sebron Williams Dawson, Representative for Jefferson County in the Arkansas General Assembly in 1889 and 1891, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: undated Physical Format: 5 x 7 in. black and white…

Black Legislators After the Civil War

Black Legislators After the Civil War Theme: Civil War and Reconstruction Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1880-1900 Introduction The end of the Civil War in 1865 marked a momentous victory for African Americans. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution…

Civil Society and Law

Civil Society and Law Theme: Government and Civil Society Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1956 Introduction In 1954, nearly a century after the formal abolition of slavery in the United States, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, one…

“A Fresh Look at Race Relations”

“A Fresh Look at Race Relations” Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 9-12 Time Period: 1959 Introduction In 1954, nearly a century after the formal abolition of slavery in the United States, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, one of…