Daisy Bates: In Her Own Words

by Deborah Robinson

Daisy Bates IN HER OWN WORDS is a historical pictorial book that gives Arkansas NAACP Leader Daisy Bates the voice she had in the midst of the civil rights movement. It allows her to tell, IN HER OWN WORDS, the role she played in the integration of American public schools. Using manuscripts, media interviews, documents, personal encounters, and personal interviews, author Deborah Robinson weaves Bates' own words to reveal compelling details and behind-the-scenes stories of her life and involvement in the 1957 Crisis at Central High School and the civil rights battles of the 60's. Daisy Bates IN HER OWN WORDS is an inspirational table book created and designed to educate and prompt conversation on the history of the NAACP, equality in education, women in the civil rights movement, and justice then and now.

Kindle Edition

Published February 19, 2024