Daisy Bates (activist)

Daisy Bates
Born	Daisy Lee Gatson (1914-11-11)November 11, 1914 Huttig, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	November 4, 1999(1999-11-04) (aged 84) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Occupations	Publisher journalist lecturer civil rights activist
Known for	Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957
Spouse	L. C. Bates ​ (m. 1942)​

Daisy Bates (November 11, 1914 – November 4, 1999) was an American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957.