WHAT:           The unveiling of a new app that explores Civil Rights history in Arkansas

WHO:             Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola, UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity Director Dr. John Kirk, members of the Mayor’s Tourism Committee

WHERE:         Student Services Center Auditorium

                        University of Arkansas at Little Rock

                        2801 S. University Ave.

                       Little Rock, AR 72204

                        http://ualr.edu/about/campus/ for map and parking

WHEN:            10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  – Officials with the City of Little Rock and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will announce a new app Monday, Nov. 2, that ties the past of Arkansas’s Capital City to the present.

The GPS-enabled app takes users on an interactive journey to 35 stops featuring people, places, and events that have played significant roles in the history of Little Rock from the 1840s to present day.