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| Creator: | Johnson, Ben |
| Title: | Modern Era, 1968 through the present |
| Date: | 1968-2006 |
| Description: | Overview entry of the time period Modern Era, 1968 through the present, this time period saw a shift in Arkansas state politics, as Winthrop Rockefeller unseated Orval Faubus and his "Old Guard" from governorship. From Rockefeller on, Arkansas saw a string of progressive governors, including Dale Bumpers, David Pryor, and later Bill Clinton. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Articles | Photographs |
| Subjects: | Rockefeller, Winthrop, 1912-1973 | Faubus, Orval Eugene, 1910-1994 | Bumpers, Dale | Clinton, Hillary Rodham | Clinton, Bill, 1946- | Presidential libraries--Arkansas--Little Rock | African Americans--Civil rights--Arkansas | Civil rights movements--Arkansas | Little Rock (Ark.) | Pulaski County (Ark.) |
| Collection: | Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture |
| Institution: | Richard C. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies |
| Contributors: | Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture |
| Online Publisher: | [Little Rock, Ark.] : The Central Arkansas Library System | 2006-06-28 |
| Rights and Usage: | copyright Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2007 |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=405 |
