Negro Head Corner is an unincorporated community in Woodruff County, Arkansas, United States, located about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Augusta.[2]
Negro Head Corner, Arkansas | |
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  Negro Head Corner, Arkansas  Negro Head Corner, Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 35°20′38″N 91°21′27″W / 35.34389°N 91.35750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Woodruff |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 52597[1] |
The area is named for an oak sculpture of a Black man's head that was once displayed at the corner of a farm near the crossroads. It was carved by Wade Antney, who farmed the land first as an enslaved person and then later as the owner.[2] It has been theorized that the sculpture represented Legba, the loa of crossroads in Haitian Vodou.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Negro Head Corner, Arkansas
- ^ a b Hankins, B.J. (July 11, 1968). "The Man Who Lived at Nigger Head Corner". Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine. 67 (27). Arkansas Baptist State Convention: 5.
- ^ Brownderville, Greg Alan (November 2002). "Devil of the Blues" (PDF). The Society for the Study of Southern Literature. 36 (1). University of Arkansas.
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