African-American History in White County, Arkansas
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Thomas Paine: Age of Reason 
The first in America to publicly call for the outright end to slavery

Whitney Jones   Searcy’s Whitney Jones takes on the best of Class AAAAA today
 RushmoreDrive      AFRICAN-AMERICAN LINKS

Black History Awareness Coalition, Inc   Coalition members
"The coalition logo identifies the need for the older generation leading the younger generation. The red star represents the past. It identifies the blood and struggle of our ancestors. The green star represents the future. It highlights the hope for what is to come. Finally, the black star represents the present. This star highlights the strength, power, and perservance that are needed today to accomplish the goal of leading future generations."
Logo designed by Bobby Holiday, his Marva Holiday is chairwoman of the coalition.

Searcy Outreach  Concerned Citizens for a Better Community (CCBC)  Black Facts Online
ST. MARY CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

White County Historical Society

Black WWII Pilots Honored by Congress

White County Veterans

The Lost Black History
Historians hear about lost black history
THE COLONY AT THE DUPRIEST PLANTATION, SETTLED 1880
Arkansas Black History Online
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Negro Hill (Georgetown)Floyd Black Cemetery Floyd, AR
Crow Black Cemetery Kensett, AR
Smyrna Black Cemetery Searcy, AR
 Colored Cemetery Judsonia. AR

ALL CEMETERIES
Unlocated Cemeteries

Excerpt from
Searcy, Arkansas
A Frontier Town
Grows Up With America
By
Raymond Lee Muncey

Cities in White County

White County Government

White County Black Personalities
Most info from White County Library

Betty Sue Mitchell 2007
Everlyn Green 2006
Benjamin F. Robinson - 2005
 Leon Johnson - Circuit Judge
Leon Johnson - Attorney
Leon Johnson - 2003 Attorney General
Leon Johnson Sworn in 2003
Henry Charles Hawk - 1946
Lettie Myers - 1920
John Holland - 1904
Gertrude Darden - 1902
Mrs. Ethel Bailey Shumpourd - 1900
Henry Murdaugh - 1900
Nallie (Coua?s) Smith - 1898
Millie Berry - 1895
Rosie Cowens - 1894
Will Smith - 1890
Landers Nance - 1879
Holsey Johnson - 1879
George Chapman - 1876
R.M. Berry, Sr. - 1873

 Black History Awareness Weekend is Feb. 22-24
Black History Awarenesss 2008 Celebration   
 White County Celebrates 2008 Black History Month  
Black History Month  2004,  2005,  2006  
Black History and SAPP Programs 2006
2006 Parade Pictures  
Black history awareness week set Feb 17-18, 2006
Black Awareness History Weekend planned Feb 17-18, 2006
Black Awareness Weekend spectators Feb 2005
 CLEAN-UP2005 INFORMATION
Awareness Weekend  Feb 2005
 Black Awareness Weekend, White County pride Feb 2005

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