Daisy Bates

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At an event honoring Daisy Bates as 1990's Distinguished Citizen then-governor Bill Clinton called her "the most distinguished Arkansas citizen of all time." Her classic account of the 1957 Little Rock School Crisis, The Long Shadow of Little Rock, couldn't be found on most bookstore shelves in 1962 and was banned throughout the South. In 1988, after the University of Arkansas Press reprinted it, it won an American Book Award. On September 3, 1957, Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to surround all-white Central High School and prevent the entry of nine black students, challenging the Supreme Court's 1954 order to integrate all public schools. On September 25, Daisy Bates, an official of the NAACP in Arkansas, led the nine children into the school with the help of federal troops sent by President Eisenhower-the first time in eighty-one years that a president had dispatched troops to the South to protect the constitutional rights of black Americans. This new edition of Bates's own story about these historic events is being issued to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Little Rock School crisis in 2007.

The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir is a powerful and moving autobiography by Daisy Bates, a civil rights activist and leader in the fight against segregation in the United States. The book chronicles her experiences growing up in rural Arkansas, her marriage to L. C. Bates, and her work as a journalist and activist in the 1950s and 1960s. Bates is perhaps best known for her role in the Little Rock Nine, a group of African American students who were the first to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. Bates served as a mentor and advisor to the students, and her tireless efforts helped to ensure their safety and success. The Long Shadow of Little Rock is a deeply personal account of Bates' life and work, and it provides a unique perspective on the struggle for civil rights in the United States. Bates' writing is honest, powerful, and often heartbreaking, as she recounts the many challenges she faced as a woman and a black person in a deeply segregated society. Despite the many obstacles she encountered, Bates remained committed to her work and her beliefs, and her memoir is a testament to the power of perseverance and courage in the face of adversity. The Long Shadow of Little Rock is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the civil rights movement, and it is a powerful reminder of the ongoing struggle for racial justice in the United States. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Daisy Bates, amateur anthrolopogist and officially designated "Protector of Aboriginies" was well qualified to write this classic on the Aboriginals of Australia.

At an event honoring Daisy Bates as 1990's Distinguished Citizen then-governor Bill Clinton called her ""the most distinguished Arkansas citizen of all time."" Her classic account of the 1957 Little Rock School Crisis, ""The Long Shadow of Little Rock"", couldn't be found on most bookstore shelves in 1962 and was banned throughout the South. In 1988, after the University of Arkansas Press reprinted it, it won an American Book Award. On September 3, 1957, Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to surround all-white Central High School and prevent the entry of nine black students, challenging the Supreme Court's 1954 order to integrate all public schools. On September 25, Daisy Bates, an official of the NAACP in Arkansas, led the nine children into the school with the help of federal troops sent by President Eisenhower - the first time in eighty-one years that a president had dispatched troops to the South to protect the constitutional rights of black Americans. This new edition of Bates' own story about these historic events is being issued to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Little Rock School crisis in 2007.

For many Americans, until recently, knowledge about Arkansas has been limited to one of the state's moments of ignominy: the Central High School desegregation crisis in Little Rock in 1957. In this memoir, Daisy Bates recounts the conflict as only a journalist hardened and polished by years of struggle in the civil rights movement could tell it.