African Americans in Cotter

Newspaper article illustrating the genesis of Cotter (Baxter County) as a sundown town, from the Arkansas Gazette; August 25, 1906.

"Negroes warned to leave Cotter" newspaper clipping

Courtesy of Guy Lancaster

Media

Time Period

Early Twentieth Century (1901 - 1940)

Category

Government and Politics / Political Issues and Controversies

Type

Event

Race & Ethnicity

African American

Related Entries

"Too many Negroes" newspaper clipping Cotter Expulsion of 1906 "Negroes leave town of Bonanza" newspaper clipping Sundown Towns