Education
These resources can provide insight and inspiration for and ongoing learning process about the impact of white supremacy. Our intent is to honor the experiences of Black people who survived the brutalities of racial injustice and those who did not. These resources invite you to explore the links between history and current racial realities and disparities in your local community and the nation.
The first step for this is ongoing education— educating ourselves and our community. Consider the educational resources and learning opportunities below:
Re-Presenting Aaron, Anthony, and Randall: Victims of Racial Terror Lynching in Washington County
By RoAnne Elliott and Valandra
Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement
An educational online memorial to commemorate the victims of lynchings in the State of Arkansas
Oaks Cemetery: A Forgotten Place
This is a documentary film about Oaks Cemetery. The film tells the story of some who are buried there, and the community takes care of the grounds.
Ozark Black History: 1820-1950
An award-winning Ozark Black History radio documentary produced by KUAF’s Jacqueline Froelich circa 2002.
Elaine Massacre of 1919
An article from the Guardian about government sanctioned White violence in reaction to Black union organizing to address decades of White violence and economic exploitation of Black farmers and their families.
Lynching in America
A resource for stories and reports from the Equal Justice Initiative.
The 1619 Project
The Pulitzer Prize winning 1619 project by New York Times Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
Black Perspectives of African American History
A “communal diary” that provides a counter-narrative to White mythologies about the making of America and African American experiences. Contributors include renowned Black scholars, activists, poets, theologians, lawyers, journalists, political and media strategists.
Seeing the History of Slavery
Clint Smith chronicles his visits to nine public sites related to the enslavement of Black people. Through his voyage into the past, Smith invites the reader to bear witness to the vestiges of slavery enshrined across the landscape of America and Gorée Island located off the coast of Senegal in West Africa.