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Date Original
1919 October-1920 January
Description
Scrapbook containing booklets, documents, newspaper clippings, photographs, and programs relating to Governor Charles Hillman Brough, the Elaine (Phillips County, Ark.) race riot of 1919, and other events.
Biographical/Historical Note
Charles Hillman Brough (1876-1935) served as the Arkansas's twenty-fifth governor from 1917-1921. During his time as governor, the Elaine Race Riot, also known as the Elaine Massacre, occurred in Phillips County, Arkansas. This armed conflict stemmed from African American sharecroppers seeking better cotton wages and became the deadliest racial confrontation in Arkansas history and among the bloodiest racial conflicts in the U.S. Brough's governing of the event included sending in the National Guard to control the conflict and visiting the area.
Physical Description
Scrapbook, 11" x 12.75"
Keywords
Brough, Charles Hillman, 1876-1935; Elaine Race Riot, Elaine, Ark., 1919
Geographical Area
Elaine, Phillips County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000487, Scrapbook 30
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Charles Hillman Brough collection, MS.000487
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Scrapbook 30: Elaine riot and other events, Charles Hillman Brough collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
Labor History | Social History | United States History
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