This book introduces children to a whole new world of knowledge and experience with fun, stimulating, and challenging activities based on the history and cultures of Arkansas Indians―the Quapaws, Caddos, and Osages. Ideal for classroom or at-home use.

Arkansas Indians: Learning and Activity Book

Children's Books

Love, Berna

Biographies

Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

A concise history of the state that can be read in about an hour, from the pre-Columbian era to the twenty-first century. The purpose of the book is to educate newcomers and to give students (young and old) a brief overview of the Natural State.

Crossroads of Arkansas: A One-Hour Arkansas Perspective

History

Gill, John

Americas

A native of Ireland, John O'Brien heeded his adopted state's call and cast his lot with the Confederacy. Shortly after his enlistment he served in the Army of Tennessee. The diary begins prior to the battle of Murfreesboro, where he was captured. The confusion of battle, the ordeal of being in the hospital, and the uncertainty of life as a prisoner of war are all vividly portrayed.

Things Grew Beautifully Worse: The Wartime Experiences of Captain John O'Brien, 30th Arkansas Infantry, C.S.A.

Robertson, Brian

The eleven stories in this collection all deal with human aspects of the history of Arkansas. The settings range from a prehistoric mastodon hunt to a twentieth-century family's departure from the state in search of employment. Lesson plans developed by the author are available for teachers at www.butlercenter.org.

Bandits, Bears, and Backaches: A Collection of Short Stories Based on Arkansas History

Literature & Fiction

Woody, Velma B. Branscum

Short Stories & Anthologies

Crisis of Conscience features personal stories by Arkansas Methodist pastors, laypersons, and community leaders―including Dale Bumpers, M. Joycelyn Elders, and Miller Williams―who lived through the struggles for civil rights in the 1950s and saw their congregations and other institutions rocked by the tumultuous events of the history-making era. The book also depicts the desegregation of Hendrix College, the prophetic role of Philander Smith College in civil rights activism, and the experiences of other Arkansas Methodist institutions in the great freedom struggle that caused many of the state’s church members to realize they could no longer reconcile their belief in God with participation in a segregated society.

Crisis of Conscience: Arkansas Methodists and the Civil Rights Struggle

Religion & Spirituality

Race Relations in the Natural State

In this book noted Arkansas historian Grif Stockley (Blood in Their Eyes, Daisy Bates) presents a clear depiction of the struggles of race and class in Arkansas, using personal stories to give a deeper understanding of the price of racism in Arkansas. The last chapter explores the experiences of Hispanics in the state. Lesson plans developed by the author are available for teachers at www.butlercenter.org..

STOCKLEY, GRIF

In this book noted Arkansas historian Grif Stockley (Blood in Their Eyes, Daisy Bates) presents a clear depiction of the struggles of race and class in Arkansas, using personal stories to give a deeper understanding of the price of racism in Arkansas. The last chapter explores the experiences of Hispanics in the state. Lesson plans developed by the author are available for teachers at www.butlercenter.org..

Students and faculty members who went through the desegregation crisis of this memorable time recall events and personal feelings as they tried to avoid the outside interruptions while getting an education. Much has been said and written about the Little Rock Nine, who have also shared their memories through the years. And the students who protested and caused problems have also had their forum. Now, this book presents the third side of the story as told by those in the vast majority of students and faculty whose goal was to stay focused and get an education while history was being made all around them.

Central in Our Lives: Voices from Little Rock Central High School 1957-59

Brodie, Scwartz

Students and faculty members who went through the desegregation crisis of this memorable time recall events and personal feelings as they tried to avoid the outside interruptions while getting an education. Much has been said and written about the Little Rock Nine, who have also shared their memories through the years. And the students who protested and caused problems have also had their forum. Now, this book presents the third side of the story as told by those in the vast majority of students and faculty whose goal was to stay focused and get an education while history was being made all around them.

Central in Our Lives (C)

Brodie, Ralph G

"All Cut to Pieces and Gone to Hell": The Civil War, Race Relations, and the Battle of Poison Spring

A compilation of six essays originally presented at a conference at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock. They deal with African American soldiers and their changing role in the war, the Camden Expedition, the battle of Honey Springs, and battles of Poison Spring and Jenkins’ Ferry.

Christ, Mark

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Books by Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

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Arkansas Indians: Learning and Activity Book

Crossroads of Arkansas: A One-Hour Arkansas Perspective

Things Grew Beautifully Worse: The Wartime Experiences of Captain John O'Brien, 30th Arkansas Infantry, C.S.A.

Bandits, Bears, and Backaches: A Collection of Short Stories Based on Arkansas History

Crisis of Conscience: Arkansas Methodists and the Civil Rights Struggle

Race Relations in the Natural State

Race Relations in the Natural State

Central in Our Lives: Voices from Little Rock Central High School 1957-59

Central in Our Lives (C)

"All Cut to Pieces and Gone to Hell": The Civil War, Race Relations, and the Battle of Poison Spring