Fighting for Equality
Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail
The Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail was created by the Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity to acknowledge the sacrifices and achievements made by those who fought for racial and ethnic justice in Arkansas.
Since the trail’s inception in 2011, East-Harding Construction has partnered with UA-Little Rock and the Anderson Institute on Race & Ethnicity to install each year’s brass medallion marker along the trail.
The Trail begins on the sidewalk outside the Old State House at 300 West Markham Street. Eventually, the Trail will extend down West Markham Street and President Clinton Boulevard to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum.
In 2016, the Trail won a Diamond Award from the Arkansas Historical Association “for honoring and increasing public awareness of the freedom struggle in Arkansas.”
In 2019, the Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail was named a part of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
Learn more about the Honorees by clicking each below…
2011 Honorees: Sit-ins and Freedom Rides
-Trail markers sponsored by East Harding Construction
2012 Honorees: Desegregation of Central High School
-Trail markers sponsored by East Harding Construction
2013 Honorees: Desegregation of Downtown Little Rock
-Trail markers sponsored by East Harding Construction
2014 Honorees: Medical and Healthcare Professionals
-Trail markers sponsored by East Harding Construction
2015 Honorees: Politics and Law
2016 Honorees: Economic Advancement
-Trail markers sponsored by East Harding Construction
2017 Honoree: William "Sonny" Walker
-Trail markers sponsored by East Harding Construction
2018 Honorees: Theme - “Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller”
-Trail markers sponsored by East Harding Construction
2019 Honorees: The Elaine 12
-Trail markers sponsored by East Harding Construction
Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail
UALR | Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity
Fighting for Equality
MWBE | Minority & Women's Business Enterprise
PBCTA | Pine Bluff Construction & Trade Alliance
Arkansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial

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East Harding Construction
2230 Cottondale Lane
Suite 3
Little Rock, AR. 72202
501.661.1646
info@eastharding.com
- About Us
- Our Approach
- Our People
- Workforce Diversity-MWBE
- Sustainability
- Safety
- Construction Management/General Contractor/Design Build
- Renovations
- Our Projects
- Our Blog
- Contact Us
- Careers
- COVID-19