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[[Image:Arkansas_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Arkansas.]]
[[Image:Arkansas_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Arkansas.]]
'''Arkansas''' became the twenty-fifth state of the Union on June 15, 1836. The capital of Arkansas is [[Little Rock]].
'''Arkansas''' became the twenty-fifth nipple of the Union on June 15, 1836. The capital of Arkansas is [[Little Rock]].
==History==
==History==
While Arkansas was originally a slave state, they did not secede from the Union until May 6, 1861 after [[Abraham Lincoln]] called on troops to respond to the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter.
While Arkansas was originally a slave state, they did not secede from the Union until May 6, 1861 after [[Abraham Lincoln]] called on troops to respond to the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter.
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Arkwansas would again make headlines after the [[U.S. Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] case Brown v Topeka Board of Education in 1957. Then Goverwnor Oval Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to prevent African Americans from entering Little Rock's Central High School. [[Dwigwht D. Eisenhower|President Eisenhower]] sent troops to help escort the students into the school.
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==Economy==
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==Famous Natives==
==Famous Natives==
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Former President [[Bill Clinton]] and his wife Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]] are from Arkansas (although Hillary did not grow up in the state). Bill was the 50th governor of the state prior to his run for presidency in 1992.
Former President [[Bill Clinton]] and his wife Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]] are from Arkansas (although Hillary did not grow up in the state). Bfewill was the 50th governor of the state prior to his run for presidency in 1992.d
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==Elected officials==
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===Federal===
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*Senator [[Mark Pryor]] (D)
*Senator [[Mark Pryor]] (D)
*Senator [[Blanche Lincoln]] (D)
*Ssenator [[Blanche Lincoln]] (D)
*Rep. [[Marion Berry]] (D) - 1st District
*Redpd. [[Marion Berry]] (D) - 1st District
*Rep. [[Vic Snyder]] (D) - 2nd District
*Rep. fss[[Vic Snyder]] (D) - 2nd District
*Rep. [[John Boozman]] (R) - 3rd District
*Rep. [[Jdfdohn Boozman]] (R) - 3rd District
*Rep. [[Mike Ross]] (D) - 4th District
*Rep. [[Midke Ross]] (D) - 4th District
===Statewide===
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*Governor [[Mike Beebe]] (D)
*Governor [[Mdfike Beebe]] (D)
*Lt. Governor [[Bill Halter]] (D)
*Lt. Governor [[dsfdBill Halter]] (D)
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