African American--History Articles

 

1. "An Outstanding Arkansas Composer William Grant Still" by Mary D. Hudgins
in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 24 (Winter 1965):304-13.
A biographical sketch of the most famous African American composer
of classical music. Written before Still died, this article does not describe or evaluate his entire career.
 
2. "The American Missionary Association and the Freedmen's Bureau in
Arkansas, 1866-1868" by Larry Wesley Pearce in Arkansas Historical
Quarterly 30 (Spring-Winter 1971):242-59.
Examines the work of this Northern education aid society which sent
teachers to Arkansas to open schools for newly-freed African Americans.
 
3. "'A Dear Little Job:' Second Lieutenant Hiram F. Willis, Freedman's Bureau Agent in Southwestern Arkansas, 1866-1868," by William L. Richter in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 50 (Summer 1994): 158-200.
A thorough account of the work of Willis's effort to assist newly freed African Americans after the Civil War.
 
4. "Negro Legislators in Arkansas 1891: A Document" by Willard B.
Gatewood, Jr. in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 31 (Spring 1974):220-33.
Has biographical sketches of several African-Americans who
served in the Arkansas legislator and who fought against the 1891
law to segregate Blacks in public transportation.

 

 



 
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