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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Mar 1, 20232 min
“Poppa” John Gordy: "Father of Honkey Tonk Music"
“Poppa” John Gordy was a popular Dixieland jazz leader who recorded with Chet Atkins and even opened for Elvis Presley in Tupelo,...
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Feb 22, 20233 min
Zaphney Jeffrey Orto
Zaphney Jeffrey Orto was a surgeon and prodigious leader in Pine Bluff. He build his own private practice but he was also the second...
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Feb 15, 20233 min
Willie Roaf
Willie Roaf is a former professional football player who played for nine seasons with the New Orleans Saints and four seasons with the...
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Feb 8, 20234 min
Frances Hunt: The First Female Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Frances Hunt was the first female member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and an accomplished politician and public servant...
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Feb 1, 20232 min
Monte Coleman
Monte Coleman is a former professional football player who played for sixteen seasons with the Washington Redskins. He also led the UAPB...
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Jan 25, 20232 min
Arkansas's Great North American Eclipse 2024
On Monday, April 8, 2024, at around 1:00 p.m., two-thirds of Arkansas will fall within the path of totality of the Great North American...
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Jan 18, 20233 min
Bessie Boehm Moore
Bessie Boehm Moore was an Arkansas public school educator and advocate for library access throughout Arkansas and the entire United...
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Jan 11, 20234 min
Don Hutson
During his 11-year career with the Green Bay Packers, Donald Hutson revolutionized the NFL. He was one of the first players to use pass...
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Jan 4, 20233 min
Hercules King Cannon White
Hercules King Cannon White was a six-term Pine Bluff mayor and a prominent figure in the Brooks-Baxter War during the Reconstruction era....
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Dec 21, 20223 min
William Harold Flowers: A Civil Rights Titan Who Served Arkansas Well
William Harold Flowers was a civil rights titan, winning many landmark victories which include ending the practice of excluding African...
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Dec 14, 20224 min
Fountain Brown: A Methodist Preacher's Confessions
Fountain Brown, a Methodist preacher, confessed to selling eight of his slaves after the Emancipation Proclamation, creating a historic...
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Nov 30, 20222 min
Thoughtful Last-Minute Gift Ideas
The coronavirus pandemic has brought unforeseen challenges for all of us. The tourism industry came to a screeching halt and restaurant...
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Nov 16, 20224 min
Kenneth Culvey Johnson: Pine Bluff Sci-Fi Legend
Pine Bluff native Kenneth Culvey Johnson, is Sci-Fi legend with shows like The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, and V., making...
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Nov 2, 20223 min
End of the Line: The 1987 Movie partly filmed in Pine Bluff
End of the Line 1987 train heist dramedy was filmed in Pine Bluff with assistance from the Cotton Belt Historical Society and the Cotton...
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Oct 26, 20225 min
Harvey C. Couch: Arkansas’ Super Industrialist
Harvey C. Couch was the astute Arkansas businessman who founded the precursor to Entergy, and helped to bring electricity and telephone...
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Sep 28, 20223 min
UFO Sightings in Arkansas
There have been numerous sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in Arkansas between 1896 and 1965, including at least three UFO...
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Sep 21, 20222 min
The Quiet Lynching of Judge Jones
In 1910, Judge O. Jones was lynched in Pine Bluff by a silent mob of forty to fifty armed men who disappeared into the night without a...
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Sep 14, 20222 min
The Forest Park Fair
From 1904 to 1912, the Forest Park Fair proved to be an excellent attraction causing a huge influx in tourism to Pine Bluff. Image...
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Aug 31, 20223 min
John Thach: An Extraordinary Navy Aviator
John Thach proved to be one of the most brilliant Navy aviators, conducting test flights, teaching pilots, and even developing his own...
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