Faulty history: A historian s critique of a new documentary on the Elaine Massacre arktimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arktimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
For most casual historians, Fort Smith has been home to the "hanging judge," Isaac C. Parker; Bass Reeves, the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River; and in more modern times, it s where Elvis Presley got his military haircut at Fort Chaffee.
For most casual historians, Fort Smith has been home to the "hanging judge," Isaac C. Parker; Bass Reeves, the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River; and in more modern times, it s where Elvis Presley got his military haircut at Fort Chaffee.
Tulsa, Okla., has offered a blueprint, however imperfect, for how to confront a history of racial violence. In neighboring Arkansas, the city of Elaine has found the Tulsa model hard to replicate.
With his eye on a possible Republican bid for president in 2024, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he has not gone on a farewell tour of the state as his eight-year tenure as governor moves closer to the end.