the history of faith with Rachel Whitaker, part 1 (ep 3, 05).

the history of faith with Rachel Whitaker, part 1 (ep 3, 05).

May 5, 2026 · 54 min · Season 3 · Episode 5

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Historian Rachel Whitaker discusses the arrival of faith in Northwest Arkansas from the 1820s through the Civil War era.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains references to Indigenous removal, the history of enslavement, and the dehumanization of Black communities in the Arkansas Ozarks. Listener discretion is advised. In the first part of a two-part conversation, historian Rachel Whitaker of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History traces the arrival of faith in Northwest Arkansas from the 1820s through the Civil War era. Drawing on church meeting minutes, census records, and primary source documents, Whitaker r...

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