Daisy Bates

Daisy Bates

November 11, 1914 - November 4, 1999

Daisy Bates was a civil rights activist and publisher that was influential in the integration of the little Rock Nine in Little Rock Arkansas.

Born on November 11th, 1914 in Huttig Arkanasas, Bates was an activist and Maverick.

Co-founding the Arkanasa State press with her husband, Bates used her publication to advocate for civil rights for Black Arkasas residents.

Her publication was read statewide every week with profound impact for Blacks in Arkansas.

Bates empowered others through her publications and was avid civil rights activist.

Bates chronicled the 1954 monumental Brown vs. Board of Education case which led to the integration of Little Rock Central High school.

Her commitment to this pivotal case wasn’t just in writing...

Her home served as an organizing and strategy center for the little Rock nine. Bates walked into the schools daily with the children for an entire school year (1957-58), receiving numerous death threats.

Today In Black Maverick History, we thank Daisy Bates for her fight for Public school integration.

Maverick Innovation believes diversity is the only way to truly create something great.

Without Maverick figures like Bates, the fight for equality and an environment of diverse thought wouldn’t exist.

It was her choice to DISRUPT the natural order and provide a voice for those unheard and power to the powerless.

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MAVfact: In 1964 Bates moved to Washington D.C., to work for the Democratic National Committee. She also served briefly in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, working on anti-poverty programs.

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