African American--History Articles--in chronological order 1. "Jumping the Broomstick: Slave Marriage and Morality in Arkansas," by Orville W. Taylor in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 17 (Autumn 1958): 217-31. Denied legal marriages, other marriage ceremonies were invented by and for slaves. This article examines such practices in Arkansas. It also deals with the controversial topic of relationships between owners and slaves.   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. "Black Politics in Arkansas During the Gilded Age, 1876-1900," by Carl H. Moneyhon in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 44 (Autumn 1985: 222-45. Surveys the continuing participation of African Americans in Arkansas politics and the "sophistication and vitality" of Black political life, even after the end of Reconstruction.   5. "Golden Prospects and Fraternal Amenities: Mifflin W. Gibbs' Arkansas Years," by Tom W. Dillard in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 35(Winter 1976): 307-33. A biography of one of the most important political and business leaders of the African- American community in Arkansas from the end of Reconstruction to the early 20th century.   6. "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 1891aw to segregate Blacks in public transportation.   7. "'We have Just Begun': Black Organizing and White Response in the Arkansas Delta, 1919," by Kieran Taylor in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 58 (Autumn 1999): 264-84. A sophisticated historical analysis of the changing psychological and economic forces affecting the Black and White communities of the Delta that produced the clash of the Elaine Riot of 1919.   8. "Low Villains and Wickedness in High Places: Race and Class in Elaine Race Riots," by Jeannie M. Wayne in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 58 (Autumn 1999): 285-313. Analyzes the competing historical interpretations of the Elaine Race Riot of 1919 and suggests this specific event is best understood within the larger context of white -black struggles in the Delta and is a more complicated story than usually portrayed.   9. "The Elaine Race Riots of 1919," by O. A. Rogers, Jr. in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 19 (Summer 1960): 142-50. A brief, factual account of the Elaine incident, indicating that it was caused by African American farmers seeking economic justice who met with a violent response of the white landowners.   10. "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 compose of classical music. Written before Still died, this article does not describe or evaluate his entire career.     Contents