In this episode you follow me and my friends Wesley and Sydney on a day trip through some remote parts of the Delta. 

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Louisiana Purchase State Park

Craig's BBQ

Czech National Cemetery

Central Delta Depot and Museum

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

William Bunch/Peetie Wheatstraw

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The Arkansas Humanities Council

This episode examines the Bracero Program in Arkansas. Dr. Justin Castro, Chair of the History Department at Arkansas State University and scholar of modern Latin America, explains its impact on immigration and civil rights movements in Arkansas and beyond. 

For more information on the Bracero Program:

Castro, Justin, "Mexican Braceros and Arkansas Cotton: Agricultural Labor and Civil Rights in the Post-World War II South," The Arkansas Historical Quarterly, Spring 2016, p. 27-46. 

Bracero History Archive 

Bracero Program in Arkansas 

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In this episode, I sit down with independent scholar and researcher Tara Laperano to discuss Danielle Bunten Berry. Berry was a video game developer in Little Rock. We discussed her contributions to technology and how her significance to Arkansas History goes far beyond video games. 

Check out this Encyclopedia of Arkansas article for more information about Danielle Bunten Berry. 

Special thanks to our sponsor The Arkansas Humanities Council.

This episode introduces you to The Arkansas Humanities Council. In addition to discussing some of the grant opportunities and education initiatives the AHC offers this episode includes interviews with Jama Best, Executive Director; Tamisha Cheatham, Community Outreach Coordinator; Ann Clements, Education Outreach Coordinator, Joseph Key, Board Chair. 

For more information and access to grant applications: Arkansas Humanities Council

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"H" intro/outro music-Justin Vinson

"First Sun of Spring"- Isobelle Walton