Date Original
1898-2001
Description
The project contains oral history interviews of people living in El Dorado and nearby communities.
Biographical/Historical Note
The South Arkansas African American Historical Society was established in 19___, in El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas by Marzell Smith, a retired teacher. “Looking Backward from Forward,” was an oral history project of the South Arkansas African American Historical Society(SAAAHC). The project’s goal was to collect and preserve the memories of African American community life through oral history. The Society interviewed long-time residents of south Arkansas, including people living in the towns of Strong, Urbana, Junction City, Mt. Holly, Magnolia, Huttig, Smackover, Wesson and other places. Questions: home and family, education, jobs, church, housing, clothing, sports, entertainment, etc. Marzell Smith established museum... The project was made possible with a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and Black History Advisory Committee (now the Black History Commission of Arkansas).
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000370
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Looking Backward from Forward: An Oral History Project, MS.000370
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Looking Backward from Forward: An Oral History Project, 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
United States History
