January 5, 2009

Progressive mayor of Little Rock (Pulaski County) Charles Taylor declared war on vice during his administration (1911-1919). He appointed both white and African-American commissions to study social problems confronting the city. While many programs were initiated that seemed to limit “wickedness,” many critics claimed that vice was not curtailed but simply driven underground.

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