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Arkansas

sinkingfeeling

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1. Wow, Harrison must have changed since I used to make weekly trips there. Back

Reply to chervilant (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2014, 10:09 AM

Jan 2014

in the mid-90s, there was crime and bad neighborhoods in Harrison. It was a small town and a mid-sized OTR trucking company was based there. It had some nice antique shops and that was about it. I guess I never realized it was a 'nice white community'. I did know the KKK was based there.

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Harrison, Arkansas: Racism Defended [View all] chervilant Jan 2014 OP

Wow, Harrison must have changed since I used to make weekly trips there. Back sinkingfeeling Jan 2014 #1

Back in the '90s, the KKK had "adopted" part of Arkansas Highway 7, Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #2

That caused a big brouhaha, too. chervilant Jan 2014 #4

Harrison has grown chervilant Jan 2014 #3

I knew a guy who sold insurance in Harrison Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #5

No, it's not. chervilant Jan 2014 #6

The biggest impression I had of Harrison Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #7

Arkansas 68 is now 412. chervilant Jan 2014 #8