Pine Bluff native and World War I veteran Leroy Alfred Johnston was a member of the Harlem Hell Fighters military band that introduced jazz to Europe during the war. He also posthumously received the Purple Heart because his military record was deliberately altered.
The exact number of Black men, women and children killed during the Elaine Massacre in Phillips County in 1919 is not known. According to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, estimates of the number of Black people killed by white people ranged into the hundreds. A story in Thursday s edition did not include that the number was an estimate.
The exact number of Black men, women and children killed during the Elaine Massacre in Phillips County in 1919 is not known. According to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, estimates of the number of Black people killed by white people ranged into the hundreds. A story in Thursday s edition did not include that the number was an estimate.
Rural communities don't get a lot of notice. But they have different yet the same struggles as your town. All things the three mayors I spoke with are working t
The Descendants of the Elaine Massacre of 1919 and L&J Empowerment were presented with the 2024 Advancing Equity Award on Feb. 8 the National Day of Racial Healing.