1. rEmEmbrancEsinblack
robinson
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Williams
arkansas
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cHarlEs f. robinson ii and lonniE r. Williams
rEmEmbrancEs in black
Personal Perspectives
of the African American Experience
at the University of Arkansas
1940s - 2000s
tHE univErsity of arkansas PrEss
fayEttEvillE
“Makes a valuable contribution to the history of American higher education, Arkansas
history, and general African American and civil rights history.”
—Journal of Southern History
“An extraordinary volume. . . . Taken individually, these stories are deeply interesting
and astonishingly varied. . . .Taken together they provide a meaningful look at critical
developments in the history of higher American education from a perspective that has
rarely been taken into account.”
—Arkansas Historical Quarterly
“Presents a searing, honest account of university life by those so often at both the
margins and the center of attention, those who may revel in their achievements but,
in many cases, still bear the scars from the years spent at their not-so-alma mater.”
—Oral History Review
Remembrances in Black gathers the personal stories of African Americans who were
faculty, staff, or students at the University of Arkansas as it went through civil rights
changes starting with the admission of Silas Hunt to the School of Law in 1948. These
stories illustrate the anguish, struggle, and triumph of individuals who had their lives
indelibly marked by experiences navigating both the evolving campus environment
and the city of Fayetteville, demonstrating the painfully slow progress of change and
questioning the extent to which desegregation has been fully realized.
Charles F. Robinson II is vice provost for diversity
at the University of Arkansas and the author of
Dangerous Liaisons: Sex and Love in the Segregated
South and Forsaking All Others.
COVER DESIGN: Katy Henriksen
Lonnie R. Williams is associate vice chancellor
for student affairs at Arkansas State University,
Jonesboro. Previously he served for thirteen years
as the assistant vice chancellor for student affairs
at the University of Arkansas.
Education / african amErican History