Women’s History Month’s Feature: Daisy Bates, Civil Rights Activist, Author, Publisher, Journalist, and Lecturer
Hello book
lovers! In celebration of Women’s History Month, I would like to present to
you, civil rights activist, author, publisher, journalist, and lecturer, Daisy
Bates. She was the co-publisher (and owner along with her husband, L. C. Bates)
of the Arkansas State Press, a weekly statewide newspaper with its first
issue appearing on May 9, 1941. It primarily focused on advocacy journalism and
was modeled off other African-American publications like the Chicago
Defender and The Crisis. The newspaper was punished for
supporting desegregation (Little Rock Segregation Crisis – The Little Rock Nine)
and lost advertising dollars except for money that came directly and through
advertisements from the NAACP national office. Unfortunately, the newspaper
couldn’t sustain itself and the last issue was published on October 29, 1959.
In 1960, Daisy Bates moved to New York City and wrote her memoir, The Long Shadow of Little Rock, which won a 1988 National Book Award. She was definitely a trailblazer (1914 – 1999) having been a former president of the Arkansas State Conference of the NAACP and a staunch supporter of civil rights and reform in the Arkansas educational system. Check out her quote about pursuing an ideal. #womenshistorymonth #civilrightsactivist #NAACP #author #publisher #journalist #lecturer #DaisyBates #vocalexpressions
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