Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Daisy Bates
Civil Rights Legend NAACP Leader
| | Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame | |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024
1. Daisy Bates Marker
Orphan turned Civil Rights leader Arkansas first female NAACP President Co-published with L. C. Bates, awardwinning Arkansas State Press newspaper A lifetime of advocacy for equality and human rights Sacrificed life and career to insure LR Nine integrated Central HS in 1957 1999 received Medal of Freedom from President Clinton 2023 Statue of Daisy Bates placed in Statuary Hall of US Capitol
Huttig, Arkansas Inducted 2023
Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #42 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1957.
Location. 34° 30.641′ N, 93° 3.233′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue (State Highway 7) and Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the west side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near
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Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lafayette Lawson (here, next to this marker); Buddy Jewell (here, next to this marker); Bobo Brazil (here, next to this marker); Ashlie Atkinson (here, next to this marker); Captain Field Kindley (here, next to this marker); Rodger Bumpass (here, next to this marker); Randy Goodrum (here, next to this marker); Barbara Fairchild (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.
Also see . . .
1. Daisy Bates (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Daisy Bates (November 11,(Submitted on January 22, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)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.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 20242. Daisy Bates MarkerLooking west across Central Avenue from the Hot Springs City Visitor Center; it is the 2nd from the left of five markers in this photo.
2. Daisy Bates (National Womens History Museum).
(By Arlisha Norwood) Excerpt: Daisy Bates was born in Huttig, Arkansas in 1914 and raised in a foster home. When she was fifteen, she met her future husband and began travelling with him throughout the South. The couple settled in Little Rock, Arkansas and started their own newspaper. The Arkansas Weekly was one of the only African American newspapers solely dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement.(Submitted on January 22, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
For many years, Daisy Bates served as the President of the Arkansas chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Her work with the NAACP not only transformed the Civil Rights Movement but it also made Bates a household name. In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled segregated schools unconstitutional. After the ruling Bates began gathering African American students to enroll at all white schools. She took the reins and organized the Little Rock Nine. Bates selected nine students to integrate Central High School in Little Rock in 1957. She regularly drove the students to school and worked tirelessly to ensure they were protected from violent crowds.
After the success of the Little Rock Nine, Bates continued to work on improving the status of African Americans in the South. Her influential work with school integration brought her national recognition. In 1962, she published her memoirs, The Long Shadow of Little Rock. Eventually, the book would win an American Book Award.
For her work, the state of Arkansas proclaimed the third Monday in February, Daisy Gatson Bates Day. She was posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom in 1999. In 2024, a statue of Bates was added to the U.S. Capitol.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
