Mapping Little Rock History Project
Mapping Little Rock History brings together humanities scholars, archivists, and technical specialists to create public access to thousands of primary source maps, reports, and photographs.
This project explores questions like:
- Why and how has the concept of desegregation evolved?
- What effects federal urban renewal programs had in a mid-sized city?
- Why and how racial distribution changed over time concerning housing and schools?
Users can explore Little Rock’s history in new and compelling ways because these sources have been digitized and geolocated. Robust search features allow users to find historical material by type (videos, maps, etc.), date, keyword, and address. By layering a historic map over a modern map, users can visualize how the city has changed over time.
Center for Arkansas History and Culture
The UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) is a vibrant teaching archive with interdisciplinary connections to its university community and collections that illustrate the rich history of the Arkansas experience.
CAHC and the Central Arkansas Library System's Butler Center for Arkansas Studies make the Bobby Roberts Libary of Arkansas History and Art in downtown Little Rock the premier destination for studying Arkansas history and culture.
Contributors
Acknowledgments
The Mapping Urban Fracture project has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
http://www.neh.gov/
Design and Development Partner
Zack Hill, Partner/CEO Ι Arlton Lowry, Partner/CCO
Wade Austin, Development Director Ι Calvin Bramlett, Design Director Ι Ryan Lowery, Senior Developer
https://few.io/
Joyce Carter - Director of CRUX
Deasia Hagan - CRUX Research Assistant
https://ualr.edu/crux/
*Note: The Mapping Little Rock History website is the product of a National Endowment for the Humanities grant project called Mapping Urban Fracture. These two names are used interchangeably throughout this site.