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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Little Rock"”.
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The Band At Little Rock Central High School Before, During, And After Integration In 1957-1958
… was to investigate the history of the Little Rock Central High School band before, during, and after integration in 1957-1958. A review of related literature in the areas of civil rights, Brown v. Board of Education, integration of schools, integration of Little Rock Central High …
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Food deserts, crime, and neighborhood context: an examination of the impact of food insecurity on violent crime in Little Rock
… of social disorganization. Data gathered by the Little Rock Police Department, American Community Survey, and city business license records are used to test neighborhood-level relationships across Little Rock, Arkansas’ 155 Census block groups. Pearson’s Correlation is used at the bivariate level …
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KAAY's Beaker Street 1966-1977: Late Nights Of Underground Radio Programming, From Little Rock To The Western Hemisphere, On The Airwaves Of The Nighttime Voice Of Arkansa
… study is to examine the Beaker Street program on Little Rock's KAAY AM-1090. This show presented non-mainstream programming. Disc jockeys supported alternative points of view, while playing underground music. The 50,000-watt directional AM radio signal at night aired KAAY across the Western …
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A Matter of Marching, a Matter of Supply: Politics and Logistics in Arkansas, 1863-1864
… General Frederick Steele led his men out of Little Rock on orders to cooperate with Major General Nathaniel Banks's campaign up the Red River. The two forces never met as planned. Steele eventually captured Camden, Arkansas, but was obliged to retreat in the face of a determined Confederate …
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Through the Heart of the City: Interstates and Black Geographies in Urban America
… order and the infamous desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957. I further contend that I-630 was constructed using the racialized language and tactics of urban renewal and was fundamental to improving Little Rock’s national reputation by purging the city's social memory …
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And They Entered as Ladies: When Race, Class and Black Femininity Clashed at Central High School
… focal point of white backlash during the 1957 Little Rock Central High School crisis. Six of the nine black students chosen to integrate Central High School were carefully selected girls from middle-class homes, whose mothers and female family members played active parts in keeping their …
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The Relationship of Goal Focus to Physical Distance, Job Title and Years Served within the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
… located at the headquarter locations of Little Rock and Fayetteville. The Cooperative Extension Service, part of the Division of Agriculture, has at least one office in each of Arkansas's 75 counties as well as faculty and staff members located at five Research and Extension Centers in …
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Chemical Compositions of Edamame Beans and Valorization of Edamame Shells
… in the U.S. - Whitethorne, Virginia (VA), Little Rock, Arkansas (AR) and Painter, VA. Sugars, alanine, protein, oil, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), starch, ash, and moisture contents, were comprehensively analyzed. The results showed that location had significant effects on all chemical …
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"The Africans Have Taken Arkansas": Political Activities of African-American Members of the Arkansas Legislature, 1868-73
… of the thirty-two African Americans sent to Little Rock during these years not only broadens our understanding of the careers of black officeholders at a crucial moment in southern, African-American and Arkansas history, it also allows us to hear their long-stifled voices.</p>
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Structural Interpretation of an Alkaline-Carbonatite Complex Using Gravity and Magnetic Methods at Magnet Cove, Arkansas
… Cove complex hosts an extensive variety of rare rock types and mineral resources that contrast significantly to the sedimentary rocks into which they have intruded. Using newly-acquired, high-resolution ground-based gravity and magnetic data, we present a range of detailed two-dimensional and …
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Just Benjamin
… came back to Arkansas and primarily lived in Little Rock until he moved to Denver, Colorado this fall. The documentary is structured linearly both with Benji’s past and present storylines; the film follows Benji from June to September 2021 and chronicles parts of Benji’s story from being …
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Synergy of Alum and Chlorine Dioxide for Curbing Disinfection Byproduct Formation Potential at Central Arkansas Water
… Arkansas Water (CAW), the water utility for Little Rock, AR, draws their source water from Lake Maumelle and Lake Winona. To curb disinfection byproduct (DBP) formation, CAW has begun retrofitting their two plants to use chlorine dioxide as an alternative primary disinfectant followed by free …
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From generation to generation : a qualitative single case study of a Pentecostal church in Central Arkansas' successful growth and retention programs involving young adults.
… assisted the First Pentecostal Church of North Little Rock, Arkansas, in opposing the trend of declining church participation among Generation Z. As digital natives, Generation Z young adults find the standard practices of the church uninspiring (Twenge, 2017; White, 2018). Though Generation Z …
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Alkali Silica Reaction Mitigation Using High Volume Class C Fly Ash
… in Arkansas near Fayetteville, Pine Bluff, and Little Rock. The purpose of this research was to develop preventative measures using Class C fly ash in concrete, which contains the moderately reactive aggregates found in the Arkansas River.</p> <p>The research used locally available fly ashes in …
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Developing a PV and Energy Storage Sizing Methodology for Off-Grid Communities
… (Indianapolis, Indiana; Phoenix, Arizona; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Erie, Pennsylvania) showed a large effect on the total cost with Phoenix being considerably cheaper than any other location and Erie having the highest cost. This result was expected due to each geographic location's load …
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INVESTIGATION OF RESIDUAL MINERAL CONTENT OF BAUXITE STOCKPILES, SALINE MINING DISTRICT, ARKANSAS, U.S.A.
… located approximately 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Little Rock just east of Benton, Arkansas. This area contains extensive deposits of bauxite ore and nepheline syenite previously mined by Aluminum Company of America using open pit and subsurface mining techniques. This study incorporates five …
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Politics as Loot: Reflections on Theories of Decline in Political Thought
<p>This thesis responds to the perennial theories of political decline in Western political thought by reimagining politics as a part of the loot plundered by the victors of history. It unpacks and critiques prognostications of the impending end of politics, specifically those of theorists Wendy …
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Freedom Now!: Four Hard Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Musicians' Musical Commentary on the Civil Rights Movement, 1958-1964.
<p>In this study, I examined musical recordings from the jazz idiom that relate to events or ideas involved in the Civil Rights Movement during the mid-1950s through the mid-1960s. The study focused on the four following musicians' recordings: Charles Mingus, <em>Fables of Faubus</em>; Sonny …