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Black Women's Activism in Rural Arkansas, 1913-1965: Better Living by Their Own Bootstraps

Name: Black Women's Activism in Rural Arkansas, 1913-1965: Better Living by Their Own Bootstraps
Start: 2026-11-15T14:00:00-06:00
Location: Jacksonport State Park

Jacksonport State Park · Newport

Publisher / Host Jackson County Historical Society

Black Women's Activism in Rural Arkansas, 1913-1965: Better Living by Their Own Bootstraps

Explore how Black women in rural Arkansas used leadership, education, community organizing, and agricultural activism to improve life for themselves, their families, and future generations. Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch will highlight the determined women whose grassroots efforts helped shape the social and economic history of rural Arkansas.