Washington County Historical Society
Local Black community support, survivability topic of online panel
“Institutions and Organizations That Have Supported the Survivability of the Black Community in Fayetteville, Including the University of Arkansas Campus” will be the topic of a virtual program sponsored by the Washington County Historical Society. The society’s Diverse Settlers Committee will present the online program from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 18. Participants may register through a Zoom link at https://bit.ly/2Q6Vi7b.
The panel, moderated by Dr. Calvin White, UA associate professor of history. includes Jessie B. Bryant, Henry Lee Childress, Dr. John L. Colbert, Dinah Gant, Dr. Jeffrey Murdock, Thelma Thomason and Dr. Lonnie Williams, Panelists have been selected to reflect churches, an elementary school, lodges, Greek chapters and entertainment. There will be performances by the UA Inspirational Chorale, the St. James Missionary Baptist Church Choir and Ocie F