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Born
Daisy Lee Gatson Bates born in Huttig, Arkansas. -
Married
L.C. and Daisy got married Fordyce (Dallas County) -
Arkansas State Press
While she and her future husband were dating they joined together and began the newspaper. -
President of NAACP
Daisy Bates became the president of NAACP in 1952-1961 she served ten years. -
Little Rock Nine
Daisy leaded the first nine African-Americans to Central High School and white people spit on them. -
Arrested
Daisy got arrested for not turning over NAACP record. -
Ended the Arkansas State Press
Bycotts and poor advertising made the newspaper stop. -
Published The Long Shadow of Little rock
Daisy Bates published her first book in 1962 to explain what happend at the Little Rock crisis in her point of view. -
Stroke
She went to Baptist Hospital to get treted. -
Projects in Mitchellville
She worked on projects from 1966 to 1974 in Mitchellville, Arkansas. -
L.C. Died
her husband suffered with a heart attack and donated his body to University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). -
Graduated College
She graduated with a honoary Doctor of Laws degree at Shorter University. -
Resurrected the Arkansas State Press
In 1984 Daisy published her newspaper after her husbands death. -
American Book Awards
Daisy won the American Book Awards from her book The Long Shadow of Little Rock. -
Daisy's Death
Daisy Lee Gatson Bates passed away and it was very popular.