Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for July 5, and notable births and deaths of native Arkansans born on this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Historical Arkansas events and birthdays occurring on July 5. ChatGPT has collected this date.
Tate Plantation Strike Skirmish (July 5, 1886)
As labor tensions erupted on the Tate Plantation (Pulaski County), Sheriff Robert W. Worthen and deputies attempted to arrest strike leader Hugh Gill at dawn on July 5; Gill was shot, and some 250 armed Black laborers gathered in the fields in his defense…