TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME - GREETINGS: WHEREAS: Daisy Lee Gatson Bates, was born on November 11, 1914, in Huttig, Arkansas. Bates life began marred by the atrocities of racism when her …
In 2001, the Arkansas legislature acknowledged the third Monday in February as Daisy Gaston Bates Day, but who exactly was Bates and why was she an influential figure in Arkansas history?