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| − | '''Daisy L. Gatson Bates''' (1914-1999) was advisor to the [[Little Rock Nine]] during the 1957 [[Central High School]] desegregation crisis. Bates was also publisher of the ''Arkansas State Press'' newspaper. | + | '''Daisy L. Gatson Bates''' (1914-1999) was advisor to the [[Little Rock Nine]] during the 1957 [[Central High School]] desegregation crisis. Bates was also publisher with her husband [[L.C. Bates]] of the ''Arkansas State Press'' newspaper beginning in May 1941. The newspaper competed with the black publication ''Southern Mediator Journal.'' |
Daisy Bates was born in Huttig, Arkansas. | Daisy Bates was born in Huttig, Arkansas. | ||
Revision as of 23:11, 20 April 2008
Daisy L. Gatson Bates (1914-1999) was advisor to the Little Rock Nine during the 1957 Central High School desegregation crisis. Bates was also publisher with her husband L.C. Bates of the Arkansas State Press newspaper beginning in May 1941. The newspaper competed with the black publication Southern Mediator Journal.
Daisy Bates was born in Huttig, Arkansas.
