Research Guides: Arkansas History: Arkansas Black History

African American History in Arkansas

Arkansas Black Hall of Fame
Listing of Arkansans inducted into the Black Hall of Fame. A very comprehensive list with photos and biographical information.
Encyclopeida of Arkansas
Many extensive articles on black Arkansans and their stories in Arkansas history.

Little Rock Nine
Mosaic Templars
The museum is dedicated to telling the story of the African American experience in Arkansas.
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The Center’s name is taken from the Mosaic Templars of America, a black fraternal organization founded in Little Rock in 1883 whose headquarters sat on the prominent West Ninth and Broadway location

African-American Heritage in Arkansas
This brochure compiled by Arkansas.com highlights the Heritage and Civil Rights of Black Arkansans. A great starting place and over view.
African American Research Resources at the Arkansas State Archives
A bibliography of available resources from the Arkansas State Archives.

Delta Dreams
Diasy Bates, Civil Rights Crusader
Dream Land: Little Rock's West 9th Street
The Elaine Riot: Tragedy & Triumph - Part 1 This engaging 20 minute documentary, narrated by Ossie Davis, tells the story of the 1919 race riot in Elaine, Arkansas. Through this important early chapter in the Civil Rights Movement, African American farmers in the Delta region experienced great tragedy, fought for social justice, and ultimately found vindication in the US Supreme Court.
The Elaine Riot: Tragedy & Triumph - Part 2
Introduction: The History of Arkansas's Black Community
Al Bell introduces the video series on this history of Arkansas's Black Community and the Mosaic Templars of America. 1st video in a series that explores the black community in Little Rock, the Mosaic Templars. and more.
Slavery, Arkansas and the Civil War

Maya Angelou, and still I rise by PBS
Call Number: PS3551 .N464 Z765 2017 (DVD)
ISBN: 9781627899871
Publication Date: 2016
Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.