Date Original
1982-2001
Description
The materials in this collection include multi-colored printed ephemera McIntosh distributed at his restaurant and locally on car windshields. Topics included pertain to political figures in Arkansas, police abuse against the black communities, and propaganda against gangs, alcohol, and drugs.
Biographical/Historical Note
Robert “Say” McIntosh was born in Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas, in 1943, as one of eleven children. His family moved to the Granite Mountain area in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1949, where he attended Horace Mann High School. McIntosh dropped out of high school in the tenth grade and began working at various restaurants around Little Rock. He opened his own restaurant and became known as “The Sweet Potato Pie King of Little Rock”. In the 1970s, McIntosh was named Arkansan of the Year by the Arkansas Democrat for taking on the role of “Black Santa”, distributing toys to underprivileged children in the housing projects. In 1976, he gave away free Thanksgivings dinners to hundreds of poor Little Rock citizens. Governor David Pryor declared December 24, 1976 as Robert “Say” McIntosh Day in honor of his services to the local community. During the last 1970s, McIntosh began taking part in political activism and protests in support of black communities.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.0171.0013
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Robert “Say” McIntosh printed ephemera, SMC.0171.0013
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Robert “Say” McIntosh printed ephemera, 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
