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    John Rust & His Mechanical Cotton Picker
    • 5 hours ago
    • 3 min

    John Rust & His Mechanical Cotton Picker

    John Rust’s relentless pursuit of perfecting the mechanical cotton picker revolutionizing the post World-War II Southern economy. Image...
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    The History of Haygood Seminary
    • Aug 10
    • 3 min

    The History of Haygood Seminary

    Haygood Seminary was a Mecca for educational and vocational training for newly freed African Americans from the late 1800s to the early...
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    Buddy Deane: Beloved Radio Host & TV Personality
    • Aug 3
    • 4 min

    Buddy Deane: Beloved Radio Host & TV Personality

    Buddy Deane, a native of Pine Bluff, was one of the first radio hosts to understand the appeal of Rock n’ Roll in its infancy, the host...
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    The Undefeated Bill Carr
    • Jul 27
    • 3 min

    The Undefeated Bill Carr

    Bill Carr, a two time Olympic gold medalist from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, never lost a single race during his collegiate and Olympic career....
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    William LeVan Sherrill, Marcus Garvey and the United Negro Improvement Association
    • Jul 20
    • 3 min

    William LeVan Sherrill, Marcus Garvey and the United Negro Improvement Association

    William LeVan Sherrill, a human rights activist from Arkansas, is credited with leading and linking the Black nationalist movement of the...
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    The Back to Africa Movement
    • Jul 13
    • 3 min

    The Back to Africa Movement

    The Back to Africa Movement saw many of its Black residents emigrate from counties all over Arkansas throughout the late 1800s. Image...
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    Frederick Tanqueray Anderson
    • Jul 6
    • 3 min

    Frederick Tanqueray Anderson

    Frederick Tanqueray Anderson was a well- respected Arkansas watercolorist and romantic American Landscape artist, whose work was beloved...
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    Barbara Hendricks: A Class Act
    • Jun 29
    • 3 min

    Barbara Hendricks: A Class Act

    Barbara Hendricks is a world class opera singer from Arkansas who has garnered critical acclaim and performed in opera houses around the...
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    Why A Pine Bluff Field Trip Can Teach Kids More About Black History
    • Jun 25
    • 3 min

    Why A Pine Bluff Field Trip Can Teach Kids More About Black History

    Image Credit: Trikosko, Marion S.. No changes were made to the image. Why A Pine Bluff Field Trip Can Teach Kids More About Black History...
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    Morris Hayes: An Arkansas Musician with Range
    • Jun 22
    • 3 min

    Morris Hayes: An Arkansas Musician with Range

    Morris Hayes, an Arkansas musician who has worked with some of the world’s greatest musicians, including Prince, Elton John, Bono and the...
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    Ellis CeDell Davis: A Unique Talent
    • Jun 15
    • 3 min

    Ellis CeDell Davis: A Unique Talent

    Ellis CeDell Davis was one of the most resilient and uniquely talented blues artists to ever hail from Arkansas. Image Credit:...
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    Bobby "El Charro Negro" Butler
    • Jun 8
    • 4 min

    Bobby "El Charro Negro" Butler

    Bobby "El Charro Negro" Butler was the first African American to become an award winning Tejano singer. Image Credit:...
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    Sippie Wallace: A Blues Legend
    • Jun 1
    • 3 min

    Sippie Wallace: A Blues Legend

    Sippie Wallace, an exceptional blues singer, musician, and Arkansas native, is celebrated among the earliest blues greats such as Bessie...
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    Reverend John M. Lucey & Pine Bluff's Colored Industrial Institute
    • May 25
    • 4 min

    Reverend John M. Lucey & Pine Bluff's Colored Industrial Institute

    Despite multiple organizational changes, Reverend Lucey’s groundbreaking school, the Colored Industrial Institute, lasted more than 120...
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    Chief Heckaton’s Battle to Remain in Arkansas
    • May 18
    • 4 min

    Chief Heckaton’s Battle to Remain in Arkansas

    In the late 1800s, relentless Quapaw Chief Heckaton, repeatedly petitioned the US government to allow his tribe to retain their Arkansas...
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    Basil Shabazz: The Measure of Greatness
    • May 11
    • 4 min

    Basil Shabazz: The Measure of Greatness

    Basil Shabazz, a Pine Bluff athletic phenom and all-around athlete, has served as a standard for greatness, first as athlete and now as a...
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    The Rich History of Pine Bluff Cotton Seed Oil Companies
    • May 4
    • 3 min

    The Rich History of Pine Bluff Cotton Seed Oil Companies

    Initially thought of as waste from cotton production, in 1890 cotton seeds became a source of financial gain for Pine Bluff cotton...
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    Colonel John M. Gracie & the Italian Immigrants Experiment
    • Apr 27
    • 4 min

    Colonel John M. Gracie & the Italian Immigrants Experiment

    Colonel John M. Gracie, a prominent Arkansas cotton plantation owner intent on ensuring his plantation’s success, imported families from...
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    Martha Beall Mitchell: A Pine Bluff Original
    • Apr 20
    • 3 min

    Martha Beall Mitchell: A Pine Bluff Original

    This article is a reprint from the Explore Pine Bluff Blog due to anticipated interest in the upcoming Starz series Gaslit highlighting...
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    Amanda Trulock: An Unconventional Arkansas Plantation Owner
    • Apr 13
    • 3 min

    Amanda Trulock: An Unconventional Arkansas Plantation Owner

    Amanda Trulock is remembered for being an unconventional Arkansas woman of her time. She held nuanced conflicted views about slavery,...
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