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The article was a well-written article that explains the ins and outs and the reasoning for the stigma that is attached to Arkansas and Arkansans. The author is not from Arkansas and shows an interesting take on how an outsider looking in and sees the people from Arkansas. He explains that Arkansas has a stigma of being a backwards, behind the times state and its inhabitants are usually assumed to be unintelligent and backwards. He shows that in his opinion this is not true and goes on to explain the history of the state and how early on Arkansans were trapped by a metaphorical wall because of the tribes of Indians that inhabited the area that is now known as Oklahoma. The inhabitants of early Arkansas were not exposed to travelers and people passing through because once you got into Arkansas you had to stay there because there was no way to get any further on the other side. …show more content…

They were in their own spot and created their own traditions and ways of doing things. They were usually inbreed to an extent because of the limited options for a spouse and this just added to the stigma of being an uneducated group of people. There were no new travelers because instead of going through Arkansas travelers would find different ways to continue traveling west. As America grew and industrialized they were left behind because of their location and limited access to the outside world. The people of Arkansas were classified and are still classified as hard working citizens and after the theoretical wall was broken down they were incredibly sought after for other areas of the

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