Bill Arp
Bill Arp | |
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| Born | Charles Henry Smith June 15, 1826 |
| Died | August 24, 1903 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Education | University of Georgia (did not graduate) |
| Occupations | Author, editor, politician |
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Charles Henry Smith (June 15, 1826 – August 24, 1903) was an American writer and politician from the state of Georgia. He used the pen name Bill Arp for nearly 40 years. He had a national reputation as a homespun humorist during his lifetime, and at least four communities are named for him (Arp, Banks County, Georgia; Bill Arp, Georgia; Arp, Texas; and Arp, Tennessee). Interspersed among Smith's nostalgic reveries of simpler times in the South were forceful endorsements of white supremacy, the institution of slavery, and the practice of lynching.