African American Stories in Stone II: Historic Walking Tour
Schedule
Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
7102 W 12th St, Little Rock, AR 72204-2405, United States | Little Rock, AR
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Join us for African American Stories in Stone II: Historic Walking Tour at Haven of Rest Cemetery, the largest African American cemetery in Arkansas. Established in the early 1900s, Haven of Rest spans more than eighteen acres and contains over 7,000 burials. This sacred landscape serves as a powerful historical archive, preserving generations of Arkansas’s African American heritage and reflecting a century of community leadership, faith traditions, civic engagement, and social progress.Haven of Rest is the final resting place of civil rights activists who challenged segregation and injustice, medical pioneers who expanded access to healthcare, and influential civic and religious figures who helped shape institutions across the state. Each headstone stands as both personal memorial and public history, offering insight into the lives and legacies of those who transformed Arkansas communities.
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