- Collection:
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
- Title:
- Modern Era, 1968 through the present
- Creator:
- Johnson, Ben
- Date of Original:
- 1968/2006
- Subject:
- Presidential libraries--Arkansas--Little Rock
African Americans--Civil rights--Arkansas
Civil rights movements--Arkansas - People:
- Rockefeller, Winthrop, 1912-1973
Faubus, Orval Eugene, 1910-1994
Bumpers, Dale
Clinton, Hillary Rodham
Clinton, Bill, 1946- - Location:
- United States, Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, 34.74648, -92.28959
- Medium:
- articles
photographs - Description:
- Overview entry of the time period Modern Era, 1968 through the present, this time period saw a shift in Arkansas state politics, as Winthrop Rockefeller unseated Orval Faubus and his "Old Guard" from governorship. From Rockefeller on, Arkansas saw a string of progressive governors, including Dale Bumpers, David Pryor, and later Bill Clinton.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=405
- Rights Holder:
- copyright Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2007
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Contributing Institution:
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
