History

Fayetteville's Black Heritage Preservation Commission unveiled historical markers, recognizing Nelson Hackett's legacy on slavery and fugitivity, including a bronze plaque on the downtown square.

Today is an archive episode featuring stories about finding graves in the Fayetteville National Cemetery and a prothesis study with a goal of restoring touch. Also, a report on Lincoln Lake conservation efforts, how teeth uncover human history and a segment from KUAF's Militant Grammarian.

Tricia Starks' latest book, "Cigarettes and Soviets: Smoking in the USSR," is one of six nominees for the 2023 Pushkin House Book Prize. Also on today's show, the Ozark Mountain Soul Festival is returning for its second year, Republican Congressman Steve Womack chimes in on debt ceiling negotiations and more.

The United States Marshals Museum will open to the public on July 1.

We hear a bit more from our recent guest, David Weinfeld. He explains why he thinks there is a chance for civil discourse in 2023.

In his book, "An American Friendship: Alain Locke, Horace Kallen, and the Development of Cultural Pluralism," David Weinfeld examines how two men in the early 20th century helped launch a further discussion about culture. The historian will be on the University of Arkansas campus Thursday evening to deliver the talk, “Between Confederate Memory And Jewish Identity: Southern Jews And The Lost Cause."

Becca Martin Brown, the features editor with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, is back after a two-week hiatus. She said people don't have to leave the region this weekend to travel to different worlds. Also, she offers entertainment opportunities.

E. Joe Brown was an engineer for much of his life. Now he is engineering stories about Oklahoma for a series of novels. He's discussing the first in the series, "A Cowboy's Destiny," at Pearl's Books Friday night.

Becca Martin Brown is away this week, we asked April Wallace, associate features editor at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, to get us up to speed on what to do for the next few days.

Next fall the University of Arkansas Honors College will host a seminar titled "Teeth." Kyle Kellams, KUAF's news director, talked with Peter Ungar, distinguished professor of anthropology and director of the University of Arkansas’ Environmental Dynamics Program, about the seminar.