

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: When We Were Kings and Queens- Car Parade & SoulFest 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: When We Were Kings and Queens 

An "Eyeball-to-Eyeball Kind of Organization": Black United Youth and the Black Power Movement in Arkansas

Car parade and SoulFest 
On February 28, 2026

We will be honoring our kings and queens from the movement in Blytheville Arkansas during the period of 1970 through 1971

The boycott started the morning of Saturday, August 1, 1970, first with two marchers, Bob Broadwater and his childhood friend Archie Cooper.

Everyone that was a part of this historic fight for an equality are invited to attention.

Also the general public community leaders, politicians, churches, and pastors, along with our youth and our children

This Will Be Family Friendly service

Special honors will go out to Mr. Carter Roane (Sonny) Williams (RIP) and family 

Special Honors to Mr. Bob Broadwater and family 

Special Honors to Mr. Archie Cooper (RIP) and Mrs Joyce Cooper Hunter and Family 

Special Honors to Mrs Virginia Don and Family 

Special Recognition To:
Doctor L.B. Burton &amp; Pastor Lawrence, Echols, Senior (RIP)

We will also kickoff Signature Campaign 

Petition to oppose takeover of city government to management style government, and any form of at-large voted

Our Goal is to get 1,500 hundred signatures of registered voters from Blytheville and Mississippi County

The boycott started the morning of Saturday, August 1, 1970, first with two marchers, Broadwater and his childhood friend Archie Cooper.

A graduate of Harrison High School (Blytheville’s black school), Bob Broadwater helped this group establish a chapter of the Black United Youth (BUY).

The car parade will start on Elm Street with a short dedication, then on to Williams Park with a short dedication and from that point, we will move to the historic black business district Ash street, Blytheville, Arkansas 

We will be reaching out to historians, documentation and records of these great events

In addition to we will be reaching out to our community to help sponsor and create a lasting tribute to our heroes and she-oes

Anyone willing to participate and support in any way please reach out to Rev. Mike Middlebrook, Mike Lester, Tony Hollis, or Leonard Middlebrook

Through our Facebook platforms on social media

This Is Our Moment 

Us! - Unity For Success- Foundation   Blytheville, Arkansas   Rev Mike Middlebrook  Chairman/Founder of PraiseOn Global ? Ministry   Liberated democrat, Non-Denominational Liberated Christian
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blytheville/when-we-were-kings-and-queens-car-parade-and-soulfest/200029459467419
- **Event Categories**: parades
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029459467419?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=blytheville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Blytheville
- **state**: AR
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Elm Street, Blytheville AR
- **lat**: 35.91123
- **long**: -89.90981
- **full address**: Elm Street, Blytheville AR, 1401 S Elm St, Blytheville, AR 72315-7823, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: MikeandCarolyn Middlebrook (https://allevents.in/org/mikeandcarolyn-middlebrook/26669371)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Elm Street, Blytheville AR, 1401 S Elm St, Blytheville, AR 72315-7823, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** MikeandCarolyn Middlebrook
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** parades
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about When We Were Kings and Queens- Car Parade & SoulFest  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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