WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The late U.S. civil rights leader and journalist Daisy Bates, who was instrumental in desegregating Arkansas public schools in the 1950s, will be honored on Wednesday when a ...
May 8 (UPI) --A statue of Arkansas civil rights leader Daisy Gatson Bates was unveiled Wednesday ... told AFRO News. "It is an honor to be a member of this body as we enshrine her legacy." ...
The US Capitol will soon officially welcome two new, iconic figures. A statue of Daisy Bates, a civil rights journalist and activist who is perhaps best known for her role as a mentor to the ...
She is a well-known civil rights figure in Arkansas, where a downtown street in the capital, Little Rock, is named in her honor. The state also marks Daisy Bates Day on Presidents Day.
Arkansas native and Civil Rights Activist Daisy Gatson Bates was honored with a statue inside of National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. Watch the unveiling here: This Civil Rights ...
Arkansas officials prefer a statue of Daisy Bates to represent the state over a lesser-known white man. Arkansas is commemorating civil rights icon Daisy Gatson Bates this week by installing her ...
She is a well-known civil rights figure in Arkansas, where a downtown street in the capital, Little Rock, is named in her honor. The state also marks Daisy Bates Day on Presidents Day. Benjamin ...