Mrs. Daisy Bates honored at Fayetteville, Ark., May 12, 1984 [graphic]. 1984.

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Mrs. Daisy Bates honored at Fayetteville, Ark., May 12, 1984 [graphic]. 1984.

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Negative of Mrs. Daisy Bates, Little Rock civil rights leader, listens to program prior to receiving an honorary degree at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, commencement exercises. UA also awarded honorary degrees to author J. Dickey and M.D. Patton. Daisy Lee Gatson Bates (born November 11, 1914, at Huttig, Union County, Arkansas, and died Thursday, November 4, 1999 in Little Rock) was the daughter of Hezekiah "Babe" Gatson and Millie Riley. Daisy married at age 15 to Lucius Christopher Bates (born April 27, 1901, in Mississippi and died August 1980 in Little Rock). Daisy Bates graduated from high school after their marriage. The Bates moved to Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas in 1941, where they edited and published one of the first weekly black newspaper in Arkansas, the Arkansas State Press. She was a civil rights leader who came into the national spotlight in 1957 during the desegregation crisis at Central High School in Little Rock. The Bates were active in the Arkansas Conference of the NAACP movement, which she served for a time as president. For her contributions to the civil rights movement, Mrs. Bates received a commendation from the Arkansas General Assembly, the Diamond Cross of Malta from the Philadelphia Cotillion Society and was named an honorary citizen of Philadelphia. She also received an honorary degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. In 1962, Mrs. Bates published her memoir, The Long Shadow of Little Rock, which was reprinted in 1988 and received the American Book Award. Mr. Bates was the field representative in Arkansas for the NAACP from 1960 to 1971.

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Bates, Daisy, 1914-1999

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Daisy Bates, born Daisy Lee Gatson, born on November 11, 1914, Huttig, Arkansas, was a social activist and author. She married L. Christopher Bates, publisher of the Arkansas State Press, in 1942. The couple lived in Little Rock (Pulaski County) where they published their newspaper and were active in the Arkansas State Conference of the NAACP. She became the advisor to the Little Rock Nine, the first group to integrate Central High School in 1957. Following the writing of her memoirs in 1960, Mr...

Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...