Jim Spears (Attorney, Public Defender and former Judge) assembles his case, gathers overwhelming evidence, and consults a long line of witnesses to set the record straight on the Cuban Refugees at Fort Chaffee, a forgotten and misunderstood story that cast Fort Smith in the national spotlight, involved the Ku Klux Klan, almost cost William Jefferson Clinton his political career, and contributed to President Carter's defeat by Ronald Reagan.
Tom Wing, Professor of History, UAFS
Jim Spears (Attorney, Public Defender and former Judge) assembles his case, gathers overwhelming evidence, and consults a long line of witnesses to set the record straight on the Cuban Refugees at Fort Chaffee, a forgotten and misunderstood story that cast Fort Smith in the national spotlight, involved the Ku Klux Klan, almost cost William Jefferson Clinton his political career, and contributed to President Carter's defeat by Ronald Reagan.
Tom Wing, Professor of History, UAFS