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Threatening Note signed "KKK"
1957
Threatening note written on a matchbook, signed "K.K.K." (Ku Klux Klan) that was thrown through Daisy Bates' window in August 1957 with a rock and rag. The note reads: "The next will be dynamite."
L.C. and Daisy Bates with Men and KKK Cross
October 15, 1956
Daisy and L.C. Bates with two men and a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) cross that they found in their yard. Because this event preceded the integration crisis of 1957 in which the couple took a leading role, i...
Daisy Bates and Four of the Little Rock Nine
circa 1957-1959
Daisy Bates outside her home with four of the Little Rock Nine. The students are Elizabeth Eckford, Minnijean Brown, Melba Pattillo, and Thelma Mothershed.
Daisy Bates, the Little Rock Nine and the 101st Airborne Division
September 26, 1957
Daisy Bates looks out from her front window as members of the 101st Airborne Division prepare to escort members of the "Little Rock Nine" to Central High School.
Daisy Bates Entering NAACP Office
circa 1957
Daisy Bates, president of the Arkansas NAACP chapters, at the door of the organization's office. She headed the integration effort during the crisis at Central High School in 1957.
Daisy Bates and L.C. Bates
circa 1957
Daisy Bates and L.C. Bates, apparently wearing press badges, standing outdoors talking with an unidentified man. L.C. Bates, who is wearing a camera, is apparently present as a photographer for the...
