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A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has taken his research into Reconstruction history to new heights with the launch of a graphic history book that he hopes will be the first in a series on racial history and justice in the United States.
Dr. Brian Mitchell, assistant professor of history at UA Little Rock, wrote the manuscript for “Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana” four years ago. He worked with Nick Weldon, an editor, and Barrington Edwards, an illustrator, to bring Dunn’s story to life in the 256-page book.
“I believed that Dunn’s story and that of Reconstruction Louisiana offer us a valuable perspective on race, violence, politics, and citizenship which we could use today,” said Mitchell, who is a distant relative of Dunn’s.