How Did Arkansas Industrialization Improvement

Across Arkansas’ history, the state frequently fell behind in development and progression. The state was slower in economic, political, and cultural developments in contrast to the other southern states and the rest of the nation. Despite the states lag in development, the state experienced improvements during the 1950s and 1960s. These improvements included advancements in industrialization, changes in the states’ economy, a shift in political power, and the development of the states cultural identity. Industrialization improvements allowed Arkansas’ economy to advance and grow closer to the economies of the rest of the states within the nation. The economy was allowed to advance due to the emergence of corporations within the state. Tyson

This was possible due to the improvement of the roads throughout the state. The highway reform was put in place by Bill Clinton who increased taxes on motor fuel and raised other fees on vehicles. Tyson relied on highways to transport his chickens out of state to bring money in from bigger cities like Chicago, Detroit, and Houston. Tyson began with the purpose of hauling rice hulls for the poultry industry. This allowed for Tyson Foods to make advancements in their corporations. This also increased Arkansas’ revenue. Tyson Foods benefited from J. B. Hunt’s services. In 1961, Johnnie Bryan Hunt founded J.B. Hunt Transport Services in Lowell, Arkansas. In the beginning, Hunt failed to collect much revenue but as the years went on, he eventually began to collect revenue for the state. The most significant cooperation to advance Arkansas’ economy was Walmart. Sam Walton opened the first Walmart in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962. After only five years from opening the first Walmart, the Walton family owned twenty-four stores and earned millions in

Rockefeller was extremely successful in economics and received popularity due to his fortune and this success. The problem with Rockefeller was that he was a Republican liberal in Arkansas. He stood against the color line, and because of this he lost his first run for governor to Orval Faubus in 1964. In the same year, the twenty-fourth amendment to the constitution announced that the poll tax was unconstitutional. This forced Arkansas to remove the tax from their voting requirements. The literacy test requirements were removed because of this amendment, along with the Voting Rights Act. This allowed more African Americans to participate in elections. Rockefeller was able to succeed over Faubus in 1966 due to the increase of black voters. Rockefeller even got re-elected for a second term, but Arkansas was not completely ready to reform and he lost his third campaign to Dale Bumpers. Rockefeller had wanted to raise taxes to improve Arkansas but lost support, restoring Democratic power in Arkansas. Rockefeller was able to make progress for social equality through his elections and this drastically transformed Arkansas’ political system to equal those of the other southern