Arkansas found itself in the national spotlight in two drastically different regards in the mid-1990s. On the one hand, a native son of the Natural State had just ascended to America’s highest office. Not long afterwards, however, the capital city would come under scrutiny following the release of Gang War: Bangin’ in Little Rock. The 1994 HBO documentary revealed the extent to which the city, then, as now, one of the most dangerous in the country, had become racked with violence and bloodshed.