Historical Civil Rights Tour of the UA Campus

Historical Civil Rights Tour of the UA Campus

Tours & Day Trips | This program is completed

435 Garland Avenue 4th floor Theatre Room Fayetteville, AR 72701 United States

4th Floor Theatre Room

Open to OLLI Members & Non-OLLI Members

Monday, May 13, 2024 (one day)

10:00 AM-12:00 PM on Mon

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$34.00

$19.00

The earliest cracks in the wall of American segregation occurred on the University of Arkansas campus. Charlie Alison, Executive Editor, University Relations, will lead this walking tour of the campus and share the story of the early students who sought admission to the university and began the civil rights era in America and the South.

The class will meet regardless of the weather. If raining a slide presentation will be given. If weather is clear, the walking tour will begin from the Union building, 4th floor theatre room.

Participants are asked to wear comfortable shoes for walking and dress in layers. Bring a bottle of water that is easy to carry.

Activity level: 3

  • This tour will be conducted in-person on the University of Arkansas campus. Instructor has reserved a theatre room on the 4th floor in the Arkansas Union Building (by Stadium Garage & the Faulkner Performing Arts Building.) Participants will be responsible for getting to designated location on their own.
    Parking in Stadium Garage and/or Garland Garage is metered. Directions will be sent to participants in the class reminder email.

    Click on link for class location map:

    Arkansas Union, 435 Garland Ave, Fay

    Class changes occasionally happen, please watch for (and read) announcements or emails from OLLI regarding your class.

Charlie Alison grew up in Fayetteville and went to the University of Arkansas, earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree in journalism. He has worked as a journalist for the last 35 years and is executive editor for the office of university relations at the University of Arkansas, where he edits the alumni magazine and keeps track of the university’s history, among other duties. He is a member of the Washington County Historical Society’s board of directors and edits the society’s quarterly historical journal, Flashback. He is the author of “A Brief History of Fayetteville, Arkansas” and a co-author with Ellen Compton of “Images of America: Fayetteville.”