Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for May 7, with notable births and deaths of people with Arkansas connections for this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Much of this information comes from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, an online publication. ChatGPH has collected this data.
On May 7, 1894, the Gazette published a clarification debunking sensational reports of a supposed smallpox lynching in Ouachita County near Miles Switch.
On May 7, 1904, the Gazette reported that nearly all Black residents had left Bonanza after the Bonanza Race War, a stark example of racial expulsion in Arkansas history…