ABP Honors Arkansas Female Pioneer: Annie Mae Bankhead
In observance of Minority Health Month, we'd like to honor the memory of several significant Arkansas women for the next few weeks. Numerous Black women have fought for the right to freedom, healthy communities and self sufficiency in Arkansas. A noted figure in Arkansas history is Mrs. Annie Mae Bankhead. Annie Mae Bankhead was born in Mississippi on December 16, 1904 , and moved with her parents in 1926 to College Station, Arkansas, a small community southeast of Little