JONESBORO – “Behind the Big House,” a program that explores existing slave dwellings and interprets the experiences of the enslaved people who lived in them, will be presented Friday-Saturday, April 28-29, at Lakeport Plantation in Lake Village.

Preserve Arkansas, in partnership with Arkansas State University Heritage Sites, Lakeport Plantation, Black History Commission of Arkansas and the Arkansas Humanities Council, is sponsoring the presentation. This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Continue reading “Preserve Arkansas to Present “Behind the Big House” at Lakeport Plantation” →