Summary Of The Long Shadow Of Little Rock By Daisy Bates

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Daisy Bates, who is the author of "The Long Shadow of Little Rock", is a newspaper writer, activist, and a officer in the NACCP. In the book, "The Long Shadow of Little Rock", she writes about the hate and anger that is felt towards the blacks. The book is more of an autobiography of the author, even though the spotlight is more towards the Little Rock Nine. Bates mentions about the hardship of her and the nine other students in the effort to defy local segregation and bring integration in the school, as well as in the whole of the US. Daisy Bates has shown us the facts of what racial discrimination was back then in the 1950s. She gives a hint that the whites were able to do whatever they wanted to the blacks during the time. She even goes on to talk about the brutal killing of her mother in a rape situation by three white men. She also talks about the difference in white and black education. White people would have better …show more content…

Bates had witnessed a lot of segregation activities even with her being black. The most important being when the white men murdered her mother. This changed her sights on the world and definitely how she felt towards the whites. This caused a fire to set in her that made her determined to lend out a helping hand to the black community. Her actions were very clear because of the newspaper article, especially when it came to the Little Rock Nine. Daisy Bates is one of the most influential person during the integration crisis in 1957. She was the main one that stood by and helped the nine black students when they attended school. She stood by them even though she was threatened, because she knew that they couldn’t do this alone. The threats she received were enough to ru anybody off, but due to her courage and humanity, she fought for the black community. Her actions influenced others to fight for the students and black

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