African Americans and Sports in Arkansas
Event Information
About this event
- Saturday, February 2, 2019
- 9:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Check-in begins at 9:15 a.m.
Speakers: Evin Demirel, Jimmy Cunningham Jr., Dr. Wilbert Gaines, and Kenneth (Muskie) Harris. Lunch will be provided for the first 125 registrants. Teachers can earn up to four professional development hours. Registration is required. Deadline for registration is Monday, January 28, 2019.
The Black History commission of Arkansas is an advisory board of the Arkansas State Archives, a division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage.
Organizer Arkansas State Archives
Organizer of African Americans and Sports in Arkansas
The Arkansas State Archives is an agency of Arkansas Heritage, a division of the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. The State Archives has been responsible for collecting and preserving the official records and historical materials for the state of Arkansas since 1905. The Arkansas State Archives continues its tradition of organizing and maintaining the history of Arkansas by collecting and preserving state, county, and federal records, manuscript materials, newspapers, military records, family histories, an extensive Arkansas history and genealogy library, and a collection of Arkansas art and artifacts. The state archives has two branches, the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives (SARA) in Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas and the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives (NEARA), in Powhatan, Lawrence County, Arkansas.
