Reeves was one of the first African Americans (possibly the first) to receive a commission as a Deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River. Reeves was born a slave in 1838 in Crawford County‚ Arkansas. Reeveswas named after his grandfather‚ Basse Washington. Bass Reeves and his family were slaves of Arkansas state legislator William Steele Reeves. When Bass Reeves was eight (about 1846)‚ William Reeves moved to Grayson County‚ Texas‚ near Sherman in the Peters Colony. Bass Reeves may have been a servant
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segregated Central High School in Little Rock. Daisy Bates was an important member in the Civil Rights Movement. Born November 11 in 1914‚ Bates quickly became closely associated with Civil Rights. She ran a newspaper with her husband called The Arkansas State Press‚ which was a daily African American newspaper that promoted civil rights. The newspaper was closed in 1959 because of low revenue. In 1952‚ Bates
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Mary Steenburgen-yes‚ the famous Arkansan actress-was born February 8‚ 1953‚ in Newport‚ Arkansas‚ to a freight train conductor and a school secretary. Well her father’s job caused them to move to Northern Little Rock‚ and her mother enrolled her in dance lessons‚ which gave Mary Steenburgen just the right push towards a long career of acting. Her first performance was for veterans that had been hospitalized‚ but she never appeared on stage until her senior year‚ in which she played the role of
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school that was a segregated school. This was supported by‚ Orval Faubus‚The Governor of Arkansas. The nine people who were in the Little Rock Nine were Ernest Green‚Elizabeth Eckford‚Jefferson Thomas‚Terrence Roberts‚ Carlotta Walls Lanier‚Minnijean Brown‚ Gloria Ray Karlmark‚Thelma Mothershed‚ Melba Pattillo Beals. Their entrance into the school in 1957 sparked a nationwide crisis.The governor called the Arkansas National Guard to stop the Nine from entering.On September 4‚ 1957 Nine attempted to
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English Question 3 Major Themes Religion Vitally important to Momma Henderson and the black community of Stamps‚ religion keeps them going in the face of tough times. Maya is raised with a strong sense of religion‚ which serves as her moral guide; however‚ she is enough of a realist to see how people use it to help themselves feel better about adversity‚ and doesn’t believe this is a completely good thing. Religion also serves a perhaps less-pure purpose in black society. Faith gives
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Chapter 3 Relationships Between Quantitative Variables Copyright ©2011 Brooks/Cole‚ Cengage Learning 1 Principle Idea: The description and confirmation of relationships between variables are very important in research. Copyright ©2011 Brooks/Cole‚ Cengage Learning 2 Three Tools we will use … • Scatterplot‚ a two-dimensional graph of data values • Correlation‚ a statistic that measures the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two quantitative variables
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Wal-Mart before then‚ is an American multinational retailer corporation. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962‚ incorporated on October 31‚ 1969‚ and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. It is headquartered in Bentonville‚ Arkansas. Wal-Mart is also the largest grocery retailer in the United States ranked in Forbes Global 2000. Wal-Mart has 8‚500 stores in 15 countries‚ under 55 different names. The company operates under its own name in the United States‚
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the novel” Throughout her novel ‘Year of Wonders’‚ Geraldine Brooks presents readers with many characters that are viewed as admirable in their village of Eyam‚ during the time of the plague. Set in 1665-66‚ Brooks creates an environment that many people would not be able to cope with. Numerous deaths and a village that is crumbling around you can push many people to their limits and bring out the worst in human nature however Brooks creates allows characters such as Michael and Elinor Mompellion
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had some big and important shoes to fill from a very special person who has carried his position for a long time. Anita was very intelligent and knowledgeable of this newly constructed 1‚200 seat performing arts facility‚ opened in Fayetteville‚ Arkansas. The Walton Arts Center was led by Bill Mitchell‚ a popular person who was nationally and locally known for his passion and outstanding leadership in the community. Bill had decided to call it quits after his long journey and enjoyable time as President
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NAACP began registering black students in previously all white schools throughout the South. In Little Rock‚ Arkansas‚ 9 black students were registered to attend Little Rock Central High‚ but with much resistance from the community. After threats were made to hold protests at Central High and physically block the black students from entering the school‚ Governor Orval Faubus deployed the Arkansas National Guard to support the segregationists on September 4‚ 1957. In return‚ on September 23‚ 1957 President
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