Well visit with a historian and author who will share the history of the ozarks and talk about the stereotypes people face living in the region. Those stereotypes have been developing for a couple of hundred years. They are strong and they stick with us no matter what we do. You go outside this museum and you travel around northwest there are fortune 500 companies, there is a Major Research university, there is all kinds of business and industry and high tech stuff going on out there, but these stereotypes will stick with us. It is part of our story. Later, we will hear the story of the family who was residents who were residents of fayetteville and how they were driven from their home during the civil war. This is a family that lived here and survived the war. The war affected them in many ways and they eventually had to leave the house because of the war. Hour with athe visit to the center for arkansas oral and visual history. It was started as a way to preserve the stories of the pe
To the university of arkansas. Learn more about fayetteville all weekend here on American History tv. Hi, we are standing here with jason, who will provide us a driving tour of fayetteville. Where are we standing right now . This is in front of the walker stone house, and we also have a sculpture called deer halfdeer. It is one of the public pieces of art we have here. What are we going to see today . We are going to take a tour of the Entertainment District in downtown, go up to the university of arkansas, and had up to mount okoye and the a beautiful view from the highest in fayetteville. Are you ready to go . Lets do it. We are on our way. This is block street. It is one of my favorite spots in all of fayetteville. It is a oneway street, really quaint, and we have boutiques, we have a few places for food, we have a few bars or nightlife locations. It leads us right up to the historical downtown fayetteville square. Why do they call this historic square . What makes it historic . It
Years and theyre strong and they kind of stick with us, no matter what we do, as you have seen you go outside this museum and you travel around northwest arkansas, theres fortune 500 companies, theyre a Major Research university, theres all kinds of businesses and industry and hightech stuff going on out there but those images, those stereotypes, will theyll stick with us and theyre kind of theyre part of our story. We begin our tour of the local Literary Community with a visit to the university of Arkansas Library. To learn more about the life and accomplishmented of jay William Fulbright. James William Fulbright was a longtime senator serving arkansas from 1944 until 1974. 30 years. Before that he was a representativea u. S. Representative from the north arkansas area. He was president of the university of arkansas, the Youngest University president in the United States at the time. From 1939 to 1941 and worked for the department of justice, rhodes karl, a distinguish el alum of the
Arkansas, and cities tours staff recently visited the rare site showcasing its history. Learn more about fayetteville all weekend, here on American History tv. Here withare standing jason, who will provide us a driving tour of fayetteville. Where are we standing right now . This is in front of the walker stone house, and we also have a sculpture called deer halfdeer. What are we going to see today . We are going to take a tour of the Entertainment District in downtown, go up to the university of arkansas, and had up to mount okoye and the a beautiful view from the highest in fayetteville. Are you ready to go . Lets do it. We are on our way. This is block street. It is one of my favorite spots in all of fayetteville. It is a oneway street, really quaint, and we have boutiques, we have a few places for food, we have a few bars or nightlife locations. It leads us right up to the historical downtown fayetteville square. Why do they call this historic square . What makes it historic . It is
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