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John A. Kirk

@profjohnakirk

George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock

 Little Rock, AR
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Joined September 2018
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Pick up a multi-award-winning book if you are out Christmas shopping this weekend.
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Ecky thump. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Could we be about to see the end of northern English dialects? My experience – and the science –...

Could we be about to see the end of northern English dialects? My experience – and the science –...

When I moved to York I thought everyone sounded like a cross between Sean Bean and Mel B. But now the north’s linguistic richness really is being flattened, says author Zahaan Bharmal

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The idiots & vandals in charge of @UniofNottingham are proposing to close the Department of American Studies there. This has long been a cornerstone of the discipline in the UK & does outstanding work. Please sign & circulate this petition: change.org/p/save-american-s…

Sign the Petition

SAVE AMERICAN STUDIES TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

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The Many Political Interpretations of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy nytimes.com/2025/07/23/us/ma… via @NYTimes Thanks to Kurt Streeter for interviewing and citing me in his timely New York Times piece on the uses and abuses of MLK’s legacy.

The Many Political Interpretations of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy (Published 2025)

The release of National Archives documents is the latest attempt to define what the Civil Rights icon believed, and what that means now for the country.

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With thanks to the Arkansas Women’s History Institute for the award! ualr.edu/news/2025/06/26/sus…
Kirk Wins Susie Pryor Award for Research

Kirk Wins Susie Pryor Award for Research

Dr. John A. Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been awarded the Susie Pryor Award for his article examining the case of Mary...

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“I think that if anyone who never lived through what we [the Little Rock Nine] lived through and need to understand what it was like, they can look at January 6,” said [Carlotta] Walls Lanier, 82. “I see the two being equal, 23 September 1957 and 6 January 2021.”
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‘There’s quite a similarity’: US civil rights pioneers warn of ‘surge backwards’ under Trump

‘There’s quite a similarity’: US civil rights pioneers warn of ‘surge backwards’ under Trump

They faced violence and racism as they fought on the frontlines for justice and equality. Now Trump is reversing the progress they toiled for

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“The widespread adoption of vouchers...was basically a policy coup staged by billionaires who were libertarians or religious zealots or both.” —@DianeRavitch go.nybooks.com/41nloVM
Selling Out Our Public Schools | Diane Ravitch

Selling Out Our Public Schools | Diane Ravitch

Donald Trump promised that he will make public funds available to private as well as religious schools in every state, and this is what his party wants,

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An Arkansas Black life to remember for Black History month. dallasnews.com/news/obituari…
Civil rights activist Judge Clifford Davis, who fought to desegregate North Texas schools, dies

Civil rights activist Judge Clifford Davis, who fought to desegregate North Texas schools, dies

L. Clifford Davis, the first Black judge elected in Tarrant County, died Feb. 15. He was 100 years old.

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Happy Daisy Gatson Bates Day!
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Go see the exhibit and listen to my talk on February 19. EXHIBITION: Museum of Fine Arts to display works of Mexican artist, peers (Arkansas Democrat), ao.pressreader.com/article/8…
Arkansas Online

Arkansas Online

Arkansas Online

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Happy MLK Day!
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Get your free ticket to my talk “A Transformative Gift: The Rockefeller Legacy and the Arts in Arkansas,” February 19, 10:30-11:30 am, at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, by clicking the link below. @Rockefeller events.arkmfa.org/event/the-…

A Transformative Gift: The Rockefeller Legacy and the Arts in Arkansas

April 17, 2025 - In 1955, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé—daughter of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., sister of future Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, and sister-in-law of future Arkansas First Lady Jeannette Edris...

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Come, see and hear. events.arkmfa.org/event/the-…

A Transformative Gift: The Rockefeller Legacy and the Arts in Arkansas

April 17, 2025 - In 1955, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé—daughter of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., sister of future Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, and sister-in-law of future Arkansas First Lady Jeannette Edris...

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Nothin' but blue skies from now on.
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Morrissey. In Little Rock. 👀
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Looking forward to participating in this new speaker series! nps.gov/chsc/learn/news/new-…
New NPS Speaker Series begins at Little Rock Central High School in August 2024 - Little Rock...

New NPS Speaker Series begins at Little Rock Central High School in August 2024 - Little Rock...

New NPS Speaker Series begins at Little Rock Central High School in August 2024

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Delighted to receive the Booker Worthen Literary Prize for my Winthrop Rockefeller biography! @Rockefeller @RockefellerFdn @rockcenternyc @rockarch_org @wrfound @WinrockIntl @ualrhistory @UALRCAHC @uarkpress @UALR
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@CALibrarySystem's Butler Center for Arkansas Studies will award the Booker Worthen Literary Prize to @profjohnakirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at @UALR, for Winthrop Rockefeller: From New Yorker to Arkansawyer, 1912–1956, published by @uarkpress.
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Honored to be part of this important commemoration of Brown v. Board of Education. You can check out the presentations in the blog post link. robertslibrary.org/blog/70th…
70th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board Decision — Roberts Library

70th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board Decision — Roberts Library

May 17, 2024, marked the seventieth anniversary of the milestone decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas by the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned Plessy v. Ferguson. The 1954...

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