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Here Charles Bolton, Professor of History at the
University of Arkansas at Little Rock answers a question from a
teacher. Dr. Bolton is author of two important books on the
territorial and early state hood period of Arkansas. Teachers
received one of his books as a part of the institute and sought his
autograph after the lecture was over. |
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One of the clear highlights of the Institute was the
tour of Central High Museum. The teachers were greatly moved
and inspired by the tour. |
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Institute participants listen entranced at the museum
guide's lecture on the Central High Crisis. |
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Here Institute participants observe the memorial
outside the Central High Museum |
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The Institute participants gather outside Central High
itself and picture what transpired there in 1957 |
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Tom DeBlack, professor of history at Arkansas Tech
University at Arkansas Tech University gestures as he explains how
to access the virtual reality program on Lakeport Plantation. |
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Here Georganne Sisco and her assistant demonstrate
historic Nineteenth Century women's dress. Georganne disrobes
(partially) to demonstrate just how demanding dresses of that period
were. She suggests how Arkansas women followed the fashions
then prevalent in the United States and Europe. |
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This photograph shows Kent Goff and Lawrence Sanders
dressed as French hunters of the eighteenth century. |
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LR: Tom Yancey, Lawrence Sanders, Kent Goff, and
Chad Dixon (one of the teachers in the Institute) |
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Institute participants look at a replica of the first
printing press in Arkansas. It was brought to Arkansas in 1819
by William Woodruff, who founded the Arkansas Gazette. |
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An Institute participant tries his had (and his feet)
at another old-fashioned game |
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Institute participants ham it up on the grounds of the
Historic Arkansas Museum, competing in an old-fashioned sack race |
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Dr. Lankford gave his talk at the Old State House
Museum. |
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Grounds of Old State House Museum with Institute
participants milling about (Jamie Fields in the foreground) prior to
entering. |
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Dr. Robinson's lecture was clearly one of the
highlights of the Institite. |
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Curtis Tate's living history presentation was another
favorite of the Institute participants. His compelling
portrait of slave life in Arkansas left a lasting impression. |
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