Daisy Bates

American civil rights activist (1914-1999) · United States · On the map · Activists · Died at 84

Daisy Bates was an American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957.

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2015Arkansas Women's Hall of FameAward1999Died4 November 1999Congressional Gold MedalAward1993Arkansas Black Hall of FameAward1988American Book AwardsAward1984Candace AwardAward1958Spingarn MedalAward1914Born11 November 1914

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