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;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Ar t:geo:34.7473999,-92.2666101 GEO:34.7473999;-92.2666101 DESCRIPTION:Join us for Mob Rule in the Ozarks: The M&NA Railroad Strike\, 1921-1923 with Kenneth C. Barnes about his new book Mob Rule in the Ozark s (University of Arkansas Press\, 2024)..\nhttps://centralarkansaslibrarys ystemcals.libnet.info/event/12556780 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:On January 15\, 1923\, an angry crowd asse
mbled in Harrison\, Arkansas\, near the headquarters of the Missouri and N
orth Arkansas Railroad\, intent on quashing the strike of railroad employe
es that had dragged on for nearly two years. Supported by local officials\
, the mob terrorized strikers and sympathizers in Harrison and other towns
along the M&\;NA line in the Ozark Mountains. This violence effectivel
y ended one of the longest rail strikes in American history&mdash\;the onl
y one\, in fact\, ended by a mob uprising. In his new book \;Mob R
ule in the Ozarks \;(University of Arkansas Press\, 2024)\, histo
rian Kenneth C. Barnes documents how the strike reflected some of the majo
r economic concerns that preoccupied the United States in the wake of Worl
d War I and created a long-lasting rupture within Ozarks communities.
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Kenneth C. Barnes is distinguished professor emeritus
of history at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. He is the aut
hor of Who Killed John Clayton?: Political Violence and the Emergence
of the New South\, 1861&ndash\;1893 and Anti-Catholicism in Arkan
sas: How Politicians\, the Press\, the Klan\, and Religious Leaders Imagin
ed an Enemy\, 1910&ndash\;1960. For his book The Ku Klux Klan in
1920s Arkansas\, Barnes garnered his third J. G. Ragsdale Book Award
in Arkansas History.
Legacies &\; Lunch is a hybrid program offering participants the opportunity to attend either in person or virtually via Zoom. To participate in person\, join us at - NEW LOCATION - UA Little Rock Downtown (333 President Clinton Ave). Parking is available in the surface lot or the CALS Parking Deck which you can access from Rock Street. Parking will be validated. Bring your lunch\ ; we will provide drinks and cookies. To participate virtually\, register for the webinar using the button above. This program will be live-str eamed to YouTube and the recording will be available immediately following the event.
\nLegacies &\; Lunch is a free monthly program of CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies about Arkansas-related topics.
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