UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture
Mary Sudman Donovan interview with Daisy Bates, Part 1 Daisy Bates, civil rights activist, undated. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) https://ualrexhibits.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/27/files/audio/ualr-orh-0339_aw.mp3 Transcription Date: 1986 Physical Format: audio cassette See this item’s catalog record https://arstudies.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p1532coll1/id/12315/rec/1 More from this…
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Symposium on Eisenhower Administration Civil Rights Record, page 17; “Ex-governor doesn’t regret blocking blacks,” The Salina Journal, June 5, 1990 “Ex-governor doesn’t regret blocking blacks,” The Salina Journal, June 5, 1990. Elizabeth Huckaby Papers (UALR.MS.0118) Date:…
Letters to Judge Harry J. Lemley, page 89 Letter received by Judge Harry J. Lemley after his decision to halt school integration at Little Rock, June 22, 1958. Judge Harry J. Lemley Papers (UALR.MS.0015) Date: 1958 Physical Format: document See…
Woolworth sit-in in Little Rock “Students conducting a sit-in at Woolworth in Little Rock, November 7, 1962. J. N. Heiskell Photograph Collection (UALR.PH.0100) Date: 1962 Physical Format: 8 x 10 in. black and white photographic prints See this item’s catalog…
“Three Little Words” “Three little words,” editorial cartoon by Bill Graham from June 7, 1960. Bill Graham Cartoon Collection, 1945-1985 (UALR.MS.0022) Date: 1960 Physical Format: editorial cartoons See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll1/id/11398 More from this collection Bill Graham Cartoon…
Speeches, excerpts, and bulletins by ministers and laypeople; “A Fresh Look at Race Relations” “A Fresh Look at Race Relations. Address by Hon. Charles Bowles of Connecticut,” June 22, 1959, page 1 Image 1 of 6 “A Fresh Look at…
Letters to Judge Harry J. Lemley, page 13 Letter received by Judge Harry J. Lemley after his decision to halt school integration at Little Rock, 1958. Judge Harry J. Lemley Papers (UALR.MS.0015) Date: 1958 Physical Format: document See this item’s…
On target again Date: 1958 Physical Format: editorial cartoons See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll1/id/11347 More from this collection Bill Graham Cartoon Collection, 1945-1985 (UALR.MS.0022) Exercises that feature this item Little Rock Makes Global Headlines (Again!)
Elizabeth Huckaby correspondence, page 69 Letters received by Elizabeth Huckaby in the aftermath of the Little Rock Crisis. Elizabeth Huckaby Papers (UALR.MS.0118) Translation Date: 1959 Physical Format: document See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/32653 More from this collection Elizabeth Huckaby…
Elizabeth Huckaby correspondence, page 2 Letters received by Elizabeth Huckaby in the aftermath of the Little Rock Crisis. Elizabeth Huckaby Papers (UALR.MS.0118) Transcription Date: 1959 Physical Format: document See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/32658 More from this collection Elizabeth Huckaby…
Elizabeth Huckaby correspondence, page 58 Letters received by Elizabeth Huckaby in the aftermath of the Little Rock Crisis. Elizabeth Huckaby Papers (UALR.MS.0118) Transcription Date: 1957 Physical Format: document See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/32642 More from this collection Elizabeth Huckaby…
Negro History Scrapbook, page 77 Date: 1944 Physical Format: Scrapbooks See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/16330 More from this collection National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection (UALR.MS.0021) Exercises that feature this item African Americans and World War II
Negro History Scrapbook, page 78 “Negro History Scrapbook,” ca. 1944. National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection (UALR.MS.0021) Date: 1944 Physical Format: Scrapbooks See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/16331 More from this collection National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection (UALR.MS.0021) Exercises…
Negro History Scrapbook, page 75 Date: 1944 Physical Format: Scrapbooks See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/16328 More from this collection National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection (UALR.MS.0021) Exercises that feature this item African Americans and World War II
Negro History Scrapbook, page 74 Date: 1944 Physical Format: Scrapbooks See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/16327 More from this collection National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection (UALR.MS.0021) Exercises that feature this item African Americans and World War II
Negro History Scrapbook, page 73 “Negro History Scrapbook,” ca. 1944. National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection (UALR.MS.0021) Date: 1944 Physical Format: Scrapbooks See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/16326 More from this collection National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection (UALR.MS.0021) Exercises…
Negro History Scrapbook, page 71 Date: 1944 Physical Format: Scrapbooks See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/16324/rec/1 More from this collection National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection (UALR.MS.0021) Exercises that feature this item African Americans and World War II
Women’s Emergency Committee memo, pages 1-5 Women's Emergency Committee memo, page 1 Image 1 of 5 A memo of the Women’s Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools, October 1957. Little Rock School Crisis Collection, 1957-1965 (UALR.MS.0170) Date: 1957 Physical Format:…
Speeches, excerpts, and bulletins by ministers and laypeople, pages 24-26 Speeches, excerpts, and bulletins by ministers and laypeople, page 24 Image 1 of 3 “The Arkansas Citizens for Orderly Compliance – Constitution,” April 6, 1956. In “Speeches, excerpts, and bulletins…
Letters to Bill by Elizabeth Huckaby, first draft, pages 5-7 Letters to Bill by Elizabeth Huckaby, first draft, page 5 Image 1 of 3 Elizabeth Huckaby’s letter to her brother Bill, September 8, 1957. Elizabeth Huckaby Papers (UALR.MS.0118) Date: undated…
Elizabeth Eckford with Grace Lorch during Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis Elizabeth Eckford with Grace Lorch during Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis, September 4, 1957. Raymond Preddy Photographs on the Little Rock Central High School Crisis…
Elizabeth Eckford with L.C. Bates during Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis Elizabeth Eckford waiting for bus accompanied by L.C. Bates during Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis, September 4, 1957. Raymond Preddy Photographs on the Little Rock…
Bennie “Mama” McGuire, midwife Bennie “Mama” McGuire walks down the street with her bag. She was a native of Marked Tree and started working as a midwife in 1916, ca. 1971. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: 1971…
Mamie Odessa Hale Garland training program Photo 2: Training program conducted by Mamie Odessa Hale Garland at J.S. Phelix High School for African Americans, 1951. Women in Arkansas photograph collection, ca. 1850s-1980s (UALR.PH.0067) Date: 1951 Physical Format: 5 x 7…
Mamie Odessa Hale Garland helping new mother and baby Photo 1: Mamie Odessa Hale Garland, a midwife, helps a new mother and her baby, not dated, ca. late 1940s/early 1950s. Women in Arkansas photograph collection, ca. 1850s-1980s (UALR.PH.0067) Date: 1945-1955…
Negro History Scrapbook, page 49 Negro History Scrapbook, page 49 ca. 1944. National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection (UALR.MS.0021) Date: 1944 Physical Format: document See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/16302 More from this collection National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection…
Catalyst: The Autobiography of an American Chemist, page 16 Samuel Proctor Massie, Jr., “Catalyst: The Autobiography of an American Chemist,” page 16. National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection (UALR.MS.0021) Date: 2001 Physical Format: document See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/482213…
Little Rock Makes Global Headlines (Again!) Theme: Arkansas and the World Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1958 Introduction In the fall of 1957, nine African American students attempted to enter Little Rock Central High School. A white mob gathered…
Global Youth and the Little Rock Crisis Theme: Arkansas and the World Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1959 Introduction In the fall of 1957, nine African American students attempted to enter Little Rock Central High School, but a white…
African Americans and World War II Theme: Arkansas and the World Grade Levels: 9-12 Time Period: 1944 Introduction Around one million African Americans served in the US armed forces during World War II. Millions more were part of national mass…
Women’s Emergency Committee Theme: Government and Civil Society Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1957 Introduction In 1955, following Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school board accepted a plan of gradual integration presented by superintendent Virgil Blossom. According to…
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…
“I Was Conditioned” Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1986 Introduction In 1955, following Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school board accepted a plan of gradual integration presented by superintendent Virgil Blossom. According to the plan,…
“No Regrets” Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1990 Introduction In 1955, following Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school board accepted a plan of gradual integration presented by superintendent Virgil Blossom. According to the plan, Little…
A Story Behind A Photo Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1962 Introduction Civil rights activists relied on many strategies and tactics in their fight for legal, political, and economic equality. For example, they organized marches, protests,…
“A Land of Freedom and Justice” Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1958-1960 Introduction In 1955, following Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school board accepted a plan of gradual integration presented by superintendent Virgil Blossom. According…
“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…
“The Crisis Continues” Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1957 Introduction In 1955, following Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school board accepted a plan of gradual integration presented by superintendent Virgil Blossom. According to the plan,…
A Young Woman on a Bench Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1957 Introduction In 1955, following Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock school board accepted a plan of gradual integration presented by superintendent Virgil Blossom. According…
White Religious Leaders and the Little Rock Crisis Theme: Civil Rights Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1957 Introduction In 1954, nearly a century after a formal abolition of slavery in the United States, Brown v. Board of Education of…
Midwifery and Race Theme: Women of Arkansas Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1940-1971 Introduction For centuries, pregnant people all over the world relied on midwives to assist them during labor. Midwives typically did not attend any specialized schools but…
Healthcare and Racial Segregation Theme: Race and American Society Grade Levels: 9-12 Time Period: 1944 Introduction The history of segregation in American healthcare goes back to the period of slavery when slave owners established a system of rudimentary medical care…
Race and the Great Depression Theme: Race and American Society Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1929-1939 Introduction Samuel Proctor Massie Jr. (1919-2005) was an African American chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project, a research initiative that led to…
Photograph of Samuel Proctor Massie, Jr., with parents Samuel Proctor Massie, Sr., and Earlee Jacko Massie Photograph of Samuel Proctor Massie, Jr., with parents Samuel Proctor Massie, Sr., and Earlee Jacko Massie. National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection (UALR.MS.0021) Date:…