Harrison, Arkansas has been called the most racist town in America by those who hate white Christian America. The slur is an attempt to silence people in the small Arkansas town. The Knights Party, with its national office in Boone County, outside of Harrison proper, and its national directer Thomas Robb, have been the focus of national and international news stories for close to forty years. Occasionally small “task forces” have been organized in Harrison in order to “redeem” the alleged sullied reputation of Harrison. However, rather than bringing disdain upon the city and county, the long established presence and networking of The Knights Party members and supporters have been a magnate for concerned white families around the country who are looking to relocate. Harrison has a thriving business community, safe schools and neighborhoods, and far from being a city of angry haters, The Knights Party and network of friends and supporters represents solid Christian men and women who simply have a love and appreciation for the Christian origin of America and guiding principles such as states’ rights which likewise formed the foundation of the Confederate States of America.
With the recent attacks upon Confederate monuments throughout the South, Harrison has taken a bold step by proclaiming June to be Confederate History and Heritage Month.
The City of Harrison Proclamation read “Whereas, June is the month of the birth of Confederate states President, Jefferson Davis, of which Harrison, Arkansas is a city of this great state: and Whereas, the Arkansas constitution recognizes President Jefferson Davis’s birthday as one of three Confederate days of observance, and Whereas, Harrison, then known as Crooked Creek settlement, contributed to the Confederate cause in manpower and leadership; and Whereas, all people of Harrison should be knowledgeable of the history of the skirmishes fought in this county, then Carroll County, such as Crooked Creek, Cook Cave, Bellefonte, Kleppers Mill, Rolling Prarie, and Confederate recruiting posts at Stiffer Spring (at the site of the Brandon Burlsworth Recreation Center), and Washington Barracks; and Whereas, Harrison should continue to study this conflict that divided families; and Whereas, by understanding the history of Harrison, Arkansas and the events during that period of 1881-1885, that we will gain a better understanding of our past”.
The Boone County Proclamation read “Whereas, June is the month of the birth of the Confederate State President, Jefferson Davis, of which Boone County is a member of this great state of Arkansas; and Whereas, the Arkansas constitution recognizes President Jefferson Davis’s birthday as one of three Confederate days of observance; and Whereas, Boone County contributed to the Confederate cause in manpower and leadership; and Whereas, Boone County, then Carroll County, produced Confederate notables such as Colonel William C. Mitchell, Colonel Pleasant Fowler, Colonel Beal Gaither, and Confederate Congressman W.W. Watkins; and Whereas, all people of Harrison should be knowledgeable of the history of the skirmishes fought in this county, then Carroll County, such as Crooked Creek, Cook Cave, Bellefonte, Kleppers Mill, Rolling Prarie, and Confederate recruiting posts at Stiffer Spring and Washington Barracks; and Whereas, Boone County should continue to study this conflict that divided families; and Whereas, by understanding the history of Harrison, Arkansas and the events during that period of 1881-1885, that we will gain a better understanding of our past”.
