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Ozarks at Large

Civic Arkansas, Victor Luckerson talks 'Built From the Fire'

By Randy Dixon,

Kyle Kellams, Jasper Logan, Matthew Moore, Sophia Nourani

Published January 29, 2024 at 2:43 PM CST

On today's show, a new initiative from the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute called Civic Arkansas. Also, all the news from January 1975, like a new political guard and a new speed limit. Plus, Victor Luckerson discusses his book Built From the Fire about the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa.

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Randy Dixon

Randy Dixon is the Director of News Archives and Media for the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History.

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Kyle Kellams

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

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Jasper Logan

Jasper Logan is KUAF's community engagement manger.

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Matthew Moore

Matthew Moore is senior producer for Ozarks at Large.

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Sophia Nourani

Sophia Nourani is a KUAF producer and reporter.

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