Daisy Bates Standing Behind Little Rock Nine | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Daisy Bates Standing Behind Little Rock Nine

Daisy Bates Standing Behind Little Rock Nine | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Daisy Bates, the head of the Arkansas NAACP, stands behind seven of the Little Rock Nine, who are seated on a sofa in her living room. They have assembled there to await the arrival of the soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division who will escort them to school. The students are Jefferson Thomas, Carlotta Walls, Thelma Mothershed, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Elizabeth Eckford, and Melba Pattillo.

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DESCRIPTION
Daisy Bates, the head of the Arkansas NAACP, stands behind seven of the Little Rock Nine, who are seated on a sofa in her living room. They have assembled there to await the arrival of the soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division who will escort them to school. The students are Jefferson Thomas, Carlotta Walls, Thelma Mothershed, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Elizabeth Eckford, and Melba Pattillo.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:32534
Creation Date: 09 26 1957
Creator Name:McAvoy, Thomas
City:Little Rock
County:
State:Arkansas
Collection Name:Daisy Bates papers, 1946-1966
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH Mss 523.21
Original Dimensions:13 x 9 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Restricted. Life magazine image, for reproduction rights, contact copyright holder.
SUBJECTS
Teenagers
Furniture
Draperies
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Civil rights
Race relations
Women
Youth
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Housing
Living rooms
Students
Indoor photography
Portraits, Group
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Reference Details
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