The Dunbar Historic Neighborhood Association is a community-focused organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the rich cultural history of the Dunbar Historic District in Little Rock, Arkansas. Through a coalition of sponsors, volunteers, and staff, they organize the annual Paul Laurence Dunbar Community Festival and work towards community, education, and economic development opportunities.
With a significant place in African-American history, education history, legal history, and architecture engineering achievement, Dunbar Junior and Senior High School and Junior College played a vital role in providing comprehensive education for black students in Little Rock from 1929 to 1955. The Sue Cowan Williams Library, named after a pioneering school teacher who fought for equal pay, stands adjacent to Dunbar Middle School, while Mt. Zion Baptist Church, one of the earliest black congregations in the city, has been a center for equal rights advocacy since its establishment in 1877.
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