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Daisy Bates (civil Rights Activist)
Daisy Bates (November 11, 1914 – November 4, 1999) was an American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957. Early life Daisy Bates was born on November 11, 1914, to her father Hezekiah Gatson, and her mother Millie Riley. She grew up in southern Arkansas in the small sawmill town of Huttig. Hezekiah Gatson supported the family by working as a lumber grader in a local mill. Her mother Millie Riley was murdered when Daisy was an infant, and the girl was given care to her mother's close friends: Orlee Smith, a World War I veteran, and his wife Susie Smith. Her father Hezekiah abandoned her, and Daisy never saw him again. In ''The Death of My Mother'', Bates recounted learning, at the age of eight, that her birth mother had been raped and murdered by three local white men, and her body thrown into a millpond, where it was later discovered. Learning that no one was prosecuted for her mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huttig, Arkansas
Huttig is a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 597 at the 2010 census. Geography Huttig is located at (33.038999, -92.183797). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (3.25%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 731 people, 282 households, and 197 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 321 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 48.70% White, 48.43% Black or African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 1.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 282 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |