Joseph Bonne
Joseph Bonne, the first settler in Pine Bluff, established the Jefferson County seat of justice from his tavern home. Image Credit:...
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- Aug 16
- 3 min
The Great Flood of 1927
The Great Flood of 1927 was the most destructive and costly in Arkansas history, devastating cities all across the Arkansas Delta,...
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- Jun 28
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John Gray Lucas
John Gray Lucas, a brilliant lawyer and politician, served Pine Bluff in many political capacities during the Reconstruction Era,...
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- May 10
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The Streetcar Boycott of 1903
The Streetcar Boycott of 1903, led by black leaders in Little Rock, boycotted streetcars in Little Rock, Pine Bluff, and Hot Springs...
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- Jul 19, 2022
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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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- Jul 12, 2022
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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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- Apr 19, 2022
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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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- Mar 9, 2022
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Rural Revolutionaries: 1918 Refusal by Black Pine Bluff Women to Pick Cotton
In 1918, a group of black women banded together against Pine Bluff city officials to increase their meager wages and succeeded against...
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- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
Getting to Know G.W. "Buddy" Turner, Jr.
Grover White “Buddy” Turner, Jr. was an Arkansas legislator who influenced state policy from the 1960s through the 1980s.
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- Apr 21, 2021
- 3 min
The Short Life of Lil’ Bobby Hutton
Robert James Hutton packed a lifetime of activism into less than two decades.
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- Mar 17, 2021
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Celebrating Rev. Jesse Turner
A trailblazer, community activist, civil rights champion, and historian, Rev. Turner is a force for positive change.
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- Jul 1, 2020
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Branton, Branton & Flowers: Civil Rights Advocates
Long before #BlackLivesMatter, three lawyers with Pine Bluff ties were playing key roles in the Civil Rights movement, laying the groundwork
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- May 27, 2020
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Martha Beall Mitchell: A Pine Bluff Original
One of the Watergate era’s most polarizing figures Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell, the wife of Attorney General John N. Mitchell.
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