Arkansas AG: No Laws Broken by Whites-only Settlement—for Now

Arkansas AG: no laws broken by whites-only settlement—for now

SHARP COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Arkansas Attorney General’s office is reviewing the controversial whites-only community Return to the Land but has not found any current violations of state or federal law, officials said. Legal loopholes keep white-only settlement operating Return to the Land (RTTL), the group's 160-acre land association near Ravenden, was founded in 2023 by Eric Orwoll and Peter Csereby. RTTL describes itself as a community…

Arkansas' whites-only' community bans Black, Jewish and gay people

A 'whites-only' community in Arkansas is not allowing any one of another ethnicity, or anyone who is Jewish or LGBTQ+ to live there.

Return To What?! Whites-Only Town In Arkansas Sparks Uproar

Universal History Archive On August 20, 1959, the Arkansas State Capitol was swarmed by a large crowd of white protesters (seen above) who each wanted to express how red-in-the-face they got at the idea of integrating Central High School. This came just two years after the bittersweet plight of the Little Rock Nine, itself a result of the historic 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling that called for the desegregation of all public schools. Th…

Initial review finds nothing illegal in proposed ‘whites-only’ community, attorney general’s office says

A preliminary review of a "whites-only" community being built in Sharp County hasn't found evidence that they've broken the law, a spokesman for the Arkansas attorney general's office said Tuesday.

A disturbing look inside Arkansas' "whites-only" community

I recently watched this disturbing half-hour video, Inside 'Return to the Land': The group making a whites-only community in Arkansas, which provides a glimpse into a "whites only" online-movement-turned-real-life-community called "Return to the Land" (RTTL), which is located on 160 acres deep in the Ozark mountains of Arkansas. — Read the rest The post A disturbing look inside Arkansas' "whites-only" community appeared first on Boing Boing.

Whites-Only Community in Arkansas Bans Black, Jewish and LGBTQ+ People

A whites-only community in Arkansas has banned Black, Jewish and LGBTQ+ people, citing “traditional values.” The state’s attorney general is now investigating the group’s legality and discrimination claims.