Emma Louise Webb and the Rev. James W. Webb ran a restaurant and boarding house on Willow Avenue from at least the 1920s into the 1950s. In a 1939 City Directory, it was listed at 101 N. Willow Avenue. During America’s Jim Crow era, it was one of very few places in Fayetteville where African … More Webb’s
The first fieldhouse at the University of Arkansas became known as “Schmidt’s Barn” for the athletic director and coach Francis Schmidt. The structure had originally been created for an automotive sales showroom in Fayetteville. The famed cowboy humorist Will Rogers spoke at the fieldhouse twice, joking on the second occasion that he was glad to … More ‘Schmidt’s Barn’
John Clinton Futrall (1873-1939) was born in Tennessee and his family moved to Marianna, Ark., when he was 10 years old. He came to Fayetteville to study at the University of Arkansas, then transferred to the University of Virginia and later studied at the universities in Bonne and Halle, Germany. He returned to Fayetteville to … More John Clinton Futrall and Anne Gaines Duke Futrall
Susie Marshbanks Manuel, Rev. James Webb and Naomi Smith were among the Fayetteville residents who offered boarding and meals to travelers during the Jim Crow era. … More Safe Harbor During Jim Crow Era