Date Original
2008
Description
The collection contains oral histories and transcripts.
Biographical/Historical Note
Lakeport, Chicot County, Arkansas, is located on the Mississippi River, near Greenville, Mississippi. The project, “From Lakeport to Chicago Oral History,” sought to interview former African American sharecroppers and tenant farmers who migrated from Lakeport to Chicago, Illinois with the hope of escaping the harsh work of the cotton fields, low wages, poor living conditions, and the Jim Crow south. The project looked to uncover some of the determining factors for this out migration. This project was made possible with a grant from the Black History Advisory Committee (now the Black History Commission of Arkansas).
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Lakeport, Chicot County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000611
Resource Type
Text
Collection
From Lakeport to Chicago Oral History Project, MS.000611
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
From Lakeport to Chicago 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
