Arkansas Civil War Flags
American History TV showed a behind the scenes preview of a new exhibit coming to the Old State House in Little Rock, Ar…
While much of the story has focused on the Little Rock 9 and Central High, on the other side of the Arkansas River, Civil Rights leaders and… read more
While much of the story has focused on the Little Rock 9 and Central High, on the other side of the Arkansas River, Civil Rights leaders and African-American students were trying to integrate another white high school in this area. We take you to North Little Rock High to hear from historian Cary Bradburn and Richard Lindsey - one of the students who tried to attend the school - about this lesser known - but important battle in the Civil Rights movement.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2012 LCV Cities Tour” in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 5-8 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close
American History TV showed a behind the scenes preview of a new exhibit coming to the Old State House in Little Rock, Ar…
Historian James McPherson talked about the Battle of Antietam. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communicat…
Fifty years after the arrest of five Freedom Riders attempting to integrate interstate bus terminal facilities in Little…
Fifty years after the arrest of five Freedom Riders attempting to integrate interstate bus terminal facilities in Little…