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===21st century=== [[File:Peace March Harrison AR.jpg|thumb|Peace March in Harrison in 2017]] Harrison's Community Task Force on Race Relations<ref name="npr">{{cite news |last=Morris |first=Frank |date=May 12, 2014 |title=Tale Of Two Billboards: An Ozark Town's Struggle To Unseat Hate |publisher=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/12/311107696/tale-of-two-billboards-an-ozark-towns-struggle-to-unseat-hate |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> was established in 2003 to "promote diversity and respond to racial-bias accusations against the city".<ref name="ArkO">{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/aug/11/wikipedia-entries-won-t-let-harrison-sh/|title=Wikipedia entries won't let Harrison shed unsavory past|last=Bowden|first=Bill|date=August 11, 2019|website=Arkansas Online|language=en|access-date=August 31, 2019}}</ref> City officials have made efforts to counteract organized racist activity with educational forums and billboards promoting tolerance.<ref name="Vice">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-kkk-embraces-diversity-in-harrison-arkansas/|title=The KKK Embraces Diversity in Harrison, Arkansas|last=Rugh|first=Peter|date=March 11, 2014|work=Vice|access-date=February 20, 2018|language=en-us}}</ref> They also attempted to downplay the city's racist reputation and improve its image by editing the town's Wikipedia article.<ref name="ArkO" /> In 2014, a peace march and vigil celebrating the life and legacy of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] was held in downtown Harrison, hosted by the Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arkansashomeschool.org/index.php/2014/03/07/nonviolence-youth-summit-part-10/|title=Nonviolence Youth Summit Part 10 β Education Alliance|date=March 7, 2014 |access-date=May 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxDRkToNfM8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/mxDRkToNfM8| archive-date=November 17, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Mrclean at 2nd Part of Non Violence Youth Summit March Harrison, AR|last=MrcleanMinistries|date=April 5, 2014|via=YouTube|access-date=May 1, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In December of the same year, a dedication was held for a Confederate monument in Harrison.<ref name="Monument">{{cite news |title=Monument dedication honors Arkansas Civil War soldiers |url=https://harrisondaily.com/people/monument-dedication-honors-arkansas-civil-war-soldiers/article_a95a2164-7a2f-11e4-9503-7f1e17b952d1.html |publisher=Harrison Daily Times |date=December 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111092321/http://harrisondaily.com/people/monument-dedication-honors-arkansas-civil-war-soldiers/article_a95a2164-7a2f-11e4-9503-7f1e17b952d1.html|archive-date=January 11, 2015 }}</ref> In 2017, Mayor Dan Sherrell and Boone County Judge Robert Hathaway signed proclamations recognizing June as Confederate Heritage and History Month.<ref name="Confederate Heritage 2017">{{cite news |title=June proclaimed Confederate History and Heritage Month |url=https://harrisondaily.com/news/june-proclaimed-confederate-history-and-heritage-month/article_af0e1c12-40c2-11e7-9745-c3dc5d22fbfa.html |access-date=September 11, 2019 |date=May 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130125717/https://harrisondaily.com/news/june-proclaimed-confederate-history-and-heritage-month/article_af0e1c12-40c2-11e7-9745-c3dc5d22fbfa.html |archive-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> Kevin Cheri, who became the first African-American employed in the area in 1978, received death threats shortly after his arrival, which prompted him to leave the area. He returned in 2007, and in 2019 was recognized by mayor Jerry Jackson when Harrison issued its first-ever [[Black History Month]] proclamation.<ref name="black history month">{{cite web|url=https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/harrison-mayor-signs-black-history-month-proclamation/#/gallery|title=Harrison Mayor Signs Black History Month Proclamation|last=Sinett|first=Caitlin|date=February 16, 2019|website=[[KNWA-TV|KNWA]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> In June 2020, a group of around 300 gathered in Harrison to protest police brutality in the [[murder of George Floyd]] while 15 people armed with rifles and displaying Confederate and American flags looked on.<ref name="US News">{{cite news |title=Hundreds of George Floyd Protesters Come Out in Arkansas |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arkansas/articles/2020-06-05/hundreds-of-george-floyd-protesters-come-out-in-arkansas |access-date=July 30, 2020 |publisher=U.S. News |date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> <!--PLEASE NOTE: Multiple sources place Thomas Robb's KKK headquarters in nearby Zinc, Arkansas. See talk page--> {{As of|2023|10|post=,}} the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] has said that [[Kingdom Identity Ministries]] (founded in Harrison) has a location in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hate Map |url=https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map?state=AR |website=Southern Poverty Law Center |access-date=August 7, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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