Jim Porter

Jim Skillern Porter Jr.; circa 1975. In the early 1960s, Porter was a leader in integrating music venues in Little Rock (Pulaski County), promoting Arkansas’s first integrated-seating concert in 1966.

White man sitting in suit and tie talking on telephone at his desk with framed pictures and diplomas on the wall behind him

Courtesy of Jim Porter

Media

Time Period

Divergent Prosperity and the Arc of Reform (1968–2022)

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

White

Gender

Male

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