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Ozarks at Large

'Gang Wars: Bangin’ in Little Rock,' 30 years later

By Randy Dixon,

Kyle Kellams

Published May 6, 2024 at 2:38 PM CDT

This week, Randy Dixon of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History and Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams discuss the 1994 HBO documentary Gang Wars: Bagin' in Little Rock. Dixon explores archival footage and conducts follow-up interviews with documentary subjects and Little Rock city officials.

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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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