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A New Voice: African American Legislators during Reconstruction in Arkansas

Arkansas African American legislators

Special Collections intern Craig Huddleston explores the impact of African American legislators who served in the Arkansas General Assembly during Reconstruction, the decades just after the Civil War when federal intervention allowed a brief period of civil and political opportunity for African American leaders in the American South. …Continue Reading A New Voice: African American Legislators during Reconstruction in Arkansas

Social Distancing and Homesteading with Digital Collections

Home gardens cover 1980

The University Libraries have many databases and digital resources collections available even with our campus closed and students and faculty working from distant locations. Here are hints for getting fascinating information about home gardens, food preservation, cooking at home, and other “homesteading” activities from the Arkansas Agricultural Extension Circulars digital collections. …Continue Reading Social Distancing and Homesteading with Digital Collections

Honors Students Invited to Attend Online Thesis Open House Events

The Office of Scholarly Communications and the Honors College invite all honors undergraduate students to an online open house. There are three opportunities to attend: April 9 on Twitter, April 28 on Facebook, and April 29 on Twitter. All sessions will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. …Continue Reading Honors Students Invited to Attend Online Thesis Open House Events