The University of Arkansas Press announces the forthcoming publication of American Atrocity: The Types of Violence in Lynching by Guy Lancaster....
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Now Available! The Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Arkansas
“Ken Barnes has skillfully produced a work that is accessible to a general audience and one that offers new insights for historians. An undeniable...
Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of George Dixon
The University of Arkansas Press announces the forthcoming publication of George Dixon: The Short Life of Boxing's First Black World Champion,...
40% Off for Black History Month
To celebrate Black History Month, the University of Arkansas Press is offering 40% off two books that explore African-American History in Arkansas....
Fugitivism Wins 2020 Booker Worthen Literary Prize
Fugitivism: Escaping Slavery in the Lower Mississippi Valley, 1820–1860 by S. Charles Bolton has won the 2020 Booker Worthen Literary Prize. Like...
Bullets and Fire reviewed in the Journal of American History
“Guy Lancaster has assembled in ten concise essays a sweeping examination of lynching in Arkansas from slavery to 1950. In doing so Bullets and Fire...
Cover Reveal: Better Living by Their Own Bootstraps
Better Living by Their Own Bootstraps encourages a new consideration of Arkansas rural history by foregrounding Black women’s astute navigation of...
Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of Better Living by Their Own Bootstraps
The University of Arkansas Press is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of Better Living by Their Own Bootstraps: Black...
New Lower Price on The First Twenty-Five
312 pages, HardcoverMuch has been written about the historical desegregation of Little Rock Central High School by nine African American students in...
Announcing the forthcoming publication of The Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Arkansas
The University of Arkansas Press announces the forthcoming publication of The Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Arkansas: How White Nationalism Came to Rule a...
Fugitivism Reviewed in The Journal of Southern History
"Fugitivism," Shaun Wallace writes in the May 2020 issue of The Journal of Southern History, "enriches scholarly knowledge and understanding of...
The Elaine Massacre of 1919: Resources
The first edition of Grif Stockley’s Blood in Their Eyes, published in 2001, brought renewed attention to the Elaine Massacre and sparked valuable...
Patricia Smith Named Editor of Miller Williams Poetry Series
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Acclaimed poet Patricia Smith has been named series editor for the Miller Williams Poetry Series and will select the winner and...