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'Kit Karson and Band': Race, Class, and New South Nightriding in Northeast Arkansas
On this episode of Taking What They Can Carry, we're joined by Dr. Blake Perkins to discuss a brief history of Lawrence County, Arkansas. Dr. Perkins details the actions of a group of white men who used nightriding, mob violence, and other terrorism tactics in their attempts to make the town of Walnut Ridge all white. Despite being unsuccessful in completely removing the area's Black residents, these events led to the 1912 Walnut Ridge Race War.
The statements and opinions expressed in the video are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect those of Arkansas Humanities Council, Inc. or its employees.
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On this episode of Taking What They Can Carry, we're joined by Dr. Blake Perkins to discuss a brief history of Lawrence County, Arkansas. Dr. Perkins details the actions of a group of white men who used nightriding, mob violence, and other terrorism tactics in their attempts to make the town of Walnut Ridge all white. Despite being unsuccessful in completely removing the area's Black residents, these events led to the 1912 Walnut Ridge Race War.
The statements and opinions expressed in the video are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect those of Arkansas Humanities Council, Inc. or its employees.
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