"African-American Athletes in Arkansas"

Arkansas's rich African-American sports heritage finally gets the attention it deserves with this one-of-a-kind anthology. The unprecedented collection showcases original features on Fayetteville's forgotten "Black Razorbacks" of the 1930s, Muhammad Ali's fascinating weeklong 1969 tour through the state and award-winning articles from Slate, Arkansas Life magazine, the North Little Rock Times, the Arkansas Times and more.

Evin Demirel is a Little Rock native and graduated from the LR Central High and the University of Arkansas.