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Beyond the Ozarks

1971: New Voters, New Justices and the Same Football Frenzy

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published April 26, 2021 at 1:30 PM CDT

This week's trip into history, courtesy of archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, takes us back to September, 1971. The 26th Amendment gave younger voters a voice, questions developed about the Supreme Court roster and Arkansas was deep into razorback mania.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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