{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-13-3-201","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-201","heading":"Purpose","body":"The Black History Commission of Arkansas is created and established at the seat of government of this state for the purpose of:\n\n(1) Advising the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism with respect to gathering, developing, and keeping the history of a segment of Arkansas society whose history has been overlooked and forgotten and has been simply neglected because of a lack of concern;\n\n(2) Collecting materials bearing on the history of black Arkansans from the earliest times;\n\n(3) Encouraging historical work and research in the background of black Arkansans to help the young citizens of the state appreciate their heritage; and\n\n(4) Performing work in relation to the history of black Arkansans.","path":["AR Code","Title 13","Chapter 3","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"0add08ee3b221d90e759998b0241696d0da9ac28429d5a59082c61dff5a8101e","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-13-3-109","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-13-3-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}