Regnant Populus, The People Rule Origin of state's name: French interpretation of a Sioux word acansa, meaning downstream place. Added to the Union in 1836 Arkansas is home to Bill Clinton, Maya Angelou, Sam Walton, and Johnny Cash.

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Jan. '12

Daisy Bates was the poster child of black resistance. She was a quarterback, the coach. We were the players.

—Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine, the group of students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.

Learn more about Daisy Bates at the Schomburg Center on Saturday, when they host a film screening of Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock at 4pm. The director will be there for a talk-back. (via nypl)

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