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 

Originally Published on https://vocalexpressions.blogspot.com

Deliah Lawrence Attorney, Author, Blogger, Workshop Facilitator

Deliah Lawrence is a Maryland-based attorney and award-winning author of two romantic suspense novels (Gotta Let It Go and Gotta Get It Back) set in Baltimore. She’s also a blogger and workshop facilitator who writes poetry and short stories.

When Deliah isn’t writing, you can find her reading a book, indulging in her addiction to investigation discovery shows; or painting her yet-to-be exhibited oil artworks of landscapes, portraits or whatever else comes to her creative mind. Constantly on the go, she is also a member of the Black Writers’ Guild of Maryland and Sisters in Crime.