Topic Guide: Race riots in Arkansas

Creator

Files

Date Original

2023

Description

Racial tension in Arkansas was high at the end of the Civil War. Though the South had been defeated and slavery was abolished, the lingering effects of slavery and racism continued. The changing economy and polarizing political climate caused social unrest, which turned into racial violence targeted at Black Arkansans. The first race riots and race wars in Arkansas followed soon after.

Physical Description

Document, 8.5" x 11"

Subjects

Ku Klux Klan; Elaine Race Riot, Elaine, Ark., 1919

Geographical Area

Arkansas

Language

English

Identifier

Topic Guide: Race riots in Arkansas

Resource Type

Text

Collection

Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP)

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Topic Guide: Race riots in Arkansas, Arkansas Digital Newspaper Program (ADNP), Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of this ADNP content for instructional purposes is allowed without prior written permission. For further information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

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