Category: Arkansas History
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STFU – Resistance and Democracy
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UA Little Rock Downtown – Learn This lesson examines the Southern Tenant Farmers Union (STFU) as an example of resistance in a democratic society. It asks why resistance is essential to democracy. This case study can be used to discuss sharecropping system, labor struggles, labor organization, and/or response to the…
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De Facto vs. De Jure: Lynching
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UA Little Rock Downtown – Learn In this lesson, students examine why we enforce some laws and not others. We illustrate this question using the historical example of lynching. The lesson asks students to explore why lynching was almost never punished, despite the fact that murder was illegal. Trigger Warning:…
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West Ninth Street in Little Rock
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UA Little Rock Downtown – Learn Community as Resistance This lesson examines the history of West Ninth Street in Little Rock as an example of resistance through community building. This lesson can be paired with a discussion on the Harlem Renaissance to illustrate the local version of trends developing across…
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De Facto vs. De Jure: Voting
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UA Little Rock Downtown – Learn In this lesson, students examine why we enforce some laws and not others. The historical example of voting rights illustrates the de facto vs. de jure issue. The lesson asks students to explore why some groups of voters were excluded from voting after landmark…