Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1958 commencement address at Arkansas AM&N College inspired hundreds of students and gave the college the...

This 1947 landmark case put an end to the practice of excluding African Americans from juries, which had been ongoing since Reconstruction.

He was one of the Six Pioneers who helped integrate the University of Arkansas Law School, and key advisor to Daisy Bates.

Raye Jean Montague was an American naval engineer credited with creating the first computer-generated rough draft of a U.S. naval ship.

Robert James Hutton packed a lifetime of activism into less than two decades.

Henry Jackson Lewis was the nation's first African American political cartoonist. He spent a portion of his adult life in Pine Bluff.

A trailblazer, community activist, civil rights champion, and historian, Rev. Turner is a force for positive change.

Boid Buie, the only one-armed star in professional basketball history, had athletic prowess and determination.

This week, the spotlight shines on pilot and artist Roy LaGrone, whose paintings of the Tuskegee Airmen brought their stories to life.

During the second week of National Black History Month, the spotlight turns to a gruesome chapter in the Pine Bluff's history.

This article begins our month-long look at notable people and events with Pine Bluff connections during National Black History Month.

In 1958, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a historic commencement address at Arkansas AM&N College.

The Delta Civil Rights Legacy Trail is now available on ExplorePineBluff.com.

Long before #BlackLivesMatter, three lawyers with Pine Bluff ties were playing key roles in the Civil Rights movement, laying the groundwork