September 14, 1932

Troops that had been called out to secure the town of Jonesboro (Craighead County) following a series of riots and brawls between competing factions at First Baptist Church withdrew after fourteen days. Governor Harvey Parnell had authorized the use of troops stationed at Arkansas State College (now Arkansas State University) during what would later be called the Jonesboro Church Wars, a veritable civil war between parts of Jonesboro’s Baptist community.

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