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The Unsung Hero Who Risked Everything to Protect the Little Rock Nine
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Tremain Prioleau II
January 9, 2025
Daisy Bates was the founder of the Black newspaper, The Arkansas State Press, that championed civil rights.
In 1957, she took on the tremendous responsibility of mentoring and supporting the courageous children who became known as the Little Rock Nine.
The Little Rock Nine were on a mission to make history. They would be the first students to integrate Little Rock Central High School.
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Although these students volunteered for this, they hadn’t volunteered to be targets of hatred.
As chapter president of the Arkansas NAACP, Daisy Bates documented harassment incidents and kept NAACP leadership updated on her students.
Dr. King personally encouraged her to urge the students not to give up despite the bullying and prejudice.
Segregationists routinely threatened Daisy Bates, her husband, the Little Rock Nine and their families.
But she wouldn’t allow them to
