Traditionally, the main transport arteries of the Arkansas River was the most important of which is the Mississippi. Mainly cotton plantations were located in the valley of the great rivers of the USA. With the advent of railways provide quick and easy access to different regions of Arkansas, began another ascent state's economy.

 

Now they are grown in Arkansas not only cotton, but also strawberries, peaches, apples, vegetables. Rapidly developing forest industry, lumber, furniture and other wood products. In Arkansas, we began to extract minerals, mainly coal.

 

At the beginning of the XX century in Arkansas arrived many immigrants from Europe, mostly Germans, the Irish, the Slovaks.

At the same time in the first decades of the XX century Arkansas, as well as other states of the US South, affected "Great Migration". Very many black residents of the state moved to the north, where they could expect to get a good paying job in the US "industrial zone" plants. In addition, the northern states they actually had the same rights.

 

The problem of civil rights and racial discrimination remained a long time relevant to Arkansas. The population of this largely rural state was very conservative, especially in matters of religion and race. Traditionally in Arkansas were strong position of the Ku Klux Klan, and as their goals the Ku Klux klanovtsy called not only black, but also Jews, Catholics and foreigners.

 

The years of the Great Depression were complicated for Arkansas blows elements. In 1927, Arkansas was badly damaged by the "Great Flood of the Mississippi," was flooded 14% of the state. Following the flood was followed by drought.