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June 15, 1836 - Arkansas is the 25th state admitted to the Union. as a new slave state despite opposition in Congress. Arkansas joined the Confederacy in 1861 re-entering the Union at War's end.
Area - 53,182 sq. miles Capital - Little Rock © Copyright 2005 Roger W Hancock
Motto - Regnat populus (Latin - The people rule.) Nickname - The Natural State

- In 1821 the state capital moves from Arkansas Post to Little Rock.
- Arkansas becomes the 25th state, June 15, 1836.
- In 1859 legislation orders all free Negroes out of Arkansas by the end of the year.
- Arkansas secedes from the Union to join the Confederacy in 1861.
- In 1866 ex-Confederates gain control of the legislature and pass laws denying rights to blacks.
- 1868 Arkansas is readmitted to the Union.
- 1898 The Democratic party in control adopts whites-only primary elections.
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- 1917 The Arkansas legislature grants women the right to vote in primary elections but not in the general. Black women still are not allowed to vote. © Copyright 2005 Roger W Hancock
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- Hattie Caraway of Arkansas is the first to be elected to the U.S. Senate in 1932 after having been appointed in 1931 to fill the remainder of her deceased husband's term.
- The first Arkansas governor to be elected to six terms was Orval E. Faubus, who served from 1955 to 1967.
- The first Republican governor since Reconstruction was Winthrop Rockefeller; elected in 1967.

One Vote Counts in Arkansas.
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States – AL – AK – AZ – AR – CA – CO – CT – DE – FL – GA – HI – ID – IL – IN – IA – KS – KY
LA – ME – MD – MA – MI – MN – MS – MO – MT – NE – NV – NH – NJ – NM – NY – NC
ND – OH – OK – OR – PA – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VT – VA – WA – WV – WI – WY
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