Black Chronicle of Northwest Arkansas

Volume 1   2004

Foreword --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1

The Life of Lydia Walters Talkington-----------------------------------------------------------------------4

Crawford County Arkansas Free People of Color-------------------------------------------------------17

Slave Owners & Slaves of Crawford County 1840------------------------------------------------------21

Black History Reflected in Goodspeed's------------------------------------------------------------------41

Freedom and Enslavement in Benton County-------------------------------------------------------------47

Washington County  Slaves and Free People 1840------------------------------------------------------49

Indian Territory Records Point to Crawford County----------------------------------------------------50