The Pioneers: Early African-American Leaders in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

The Pioneers: Early African-American Leaders in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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Publisher : Archway Publishing
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 9781480871922
ISBN-13 : 1480871923
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Book Synopsis The Pioneers: Early African-American Leaders in Pine Bluff, Arkansas by : Bettye J. Williams

Download or read book The Pioneers: Early African-American Leaders in Pine Bluff, Arkansas written by Bettye J. Williams and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pioneers: Early African-American Leaders in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, pays tribute to generations of African-American leaders who helped shape the town, Jefferson County, and the state in productive, dynamic ways. Incorporated in 1839, a vast multitude of African-Americans from Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina arrived in the 1840s. While they are almost never talked about, their contributions are woven into the fabric of Pine Bluff’s history and present. Despite “separate and unequal” rulings, they became farmers, educators, politicians, artists, journalists and more – and in this meticulously researched account, the author tells the stories of forty-five African-American achievers who deserve to be remembered. Drawing on archival images, photos, interviews from former slaves interviewed by the Work Projects Administration during the 1930s, and accounts from descendants, the book highlights African-American achievers who survived and thrived during the most challenging of circumstances, including the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Jim Crow South. Discover the critical role that African-Americans played in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as well as how they fit into the larger American narrative.


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