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'''Arkansas''' became the twenty-fifth state of the Union on June 15, 1836. The capital of Arkansas is Little Rock
=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.
Arkansas would again make headlines after the [[U.S. Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] case Brown v Topeka Board of Education in 1957. Then Governor Oval Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to prevent African Americans from entering Little Rock's Central High School. [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|President Eisenhower]] sent troops to help escort the students into the school.
=Economy=
Arkansas is home to the major retailers Tyson Foods, Wal-Mart and J.B. Hunt.
=Famous Natives=
Former President [[Bill Clinton]] and his wife Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]] are from Arkansas. Bill was the 50th governor of the state prior to his run for presidency in 1992.
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