Black HERstory: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine

[jettakd]

September 21, 2007

Just over 50 years ago, a rock shattered the picture window of a light-brick house in Little Rock, Ark.

A note was tied to it that read: "Stone this time. Dynamite next."

The house belonged to Daisy and L.C. Bates.

The couple led efforts to end segregation in Arkansas - on buses, in libraries and in the public schools

Comments

[tabaqui]

Thank you so much for posting Herstory. I love having history posts, but so many focus on men - and with black history in this country, black women of note get even *less* 'screen time' than men.

[jettakd]

It's depressingly hard for me to find at news sources, which is why I haven't been posting everyday :( I'm glad you like these <3 They are such important stories. Hopefully, by next month, I will be able to find a story for every day of Women's History Month.

[tabaqui]

I know it will be harder to do this, but i hope the WHM posts can include as many women of color as possible. It's depressing, like you said, that so many women in history and currently are completely written out.

Thanks again!

[jettakd]

They most certainly will, I promise. I've already found some good ones for First Nations women and women from various Asian cultures. I will be looking for more black and Hispanic women as well. It will be very diverse.

[tifa]

I had no idea about Daisy Bates' significance in desegregation in schools. It's pretty amazing. Thank you for this!