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Northwest Arkansas Black Heritage at Crystal Bridges

By Daniel Caruth

Published February 14, 2024 at 2:20 PM CST

Northwest Arkansas Black Heritage is working with the city of Fayetteville to develop a Black Historic District in Fayetteville. The organization's director Sharon Killian and the project consultant Emma Willis joined Ozarks at Large's Daniel Caruth to discuss the project and an eventthey are hosting tomorrow at Crystal Bridges.

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Daniel Caruth is KUAF's Morning Edition host and reporter for Ozarks at Large<i>.</i>

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