The Civil Rights Movement
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    • Daisy Bates
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    • Lyndon B. Johnson
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    • James Meredith
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    • Thurgood Marshall
    • Emitt Till
  • Places
    • Little Rock, AR
    • Selma, AL
    • Birmingham, AL
    • Montgomery, AL
    • Atlanta, GA
    • Greensboro, NC
  • Events
    • Brown vs. Board of Education
    • Integration of Little Rock Central High School
    • Woolworth's Sit-Ins
    • Montgomery Bus Boycotts
    • March on Washington
    • MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech
    • Rosa Parks' Bus Ride
    • The Civil Rights Act of 1964
    • The Assassination of MLK
    • Malcolm X: Assassinated
    • Ole Miss University
    • University of Alabama
    • Hoxie: The First Act
    • Thurgood Marshall Appointed Supreme Court Justice
  • Why Can't I Sit by Him? A Look at Segregated Facilities
  • Bibliography

Daisy Bates

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During the Central High integration movements, Daisy and her husband, L.C Bates, helped the students keep up with their studies from the first day of school to the admitance date. Daisy was born in Huttig, AR in an all black community. Her husband owned the only black newspaper in the state, the Arkansas State Press. Mrs. Bates worked as representative and President of the NAACP Arkansas Chapter.

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