American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1988) Winner
Daisy Bates
デイジー・ゲイツン・ベイツ
Deijī Geitsun Beitsu
Pen Names:
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1914-11-11 （Huttig, Arkansas, U.S.）
- Died
- 1999-11-04 （Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.） age 84
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Huttig, Arkansas → Little Rock, Arkansas → New York City, New York → Mitchellville, Desha County, Arkansas
Career
- Occupations
- publisher, journalist, lecturer, civil rights activist
- Active Years
- 1941-1999
- Affiliations
- NAACP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Democratic National Committee (DNC)
- Memberships
- Delta Sigma Theta (honorary member)
- Influenced By
- NAACP, Orlee Smith (adoptive father)
- Influenced
- Little Rock Nine, later civil rights activists
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Woman of the Year | — | — | National Council of Negro Women | 受賞 |
| 1958 | Spingarn Medal (joint) | — | — | NAACP | 受賞 |
| 1988 | American Book Award (Special Citation, reprint) | The Long Shadow of Little Rock | — | Before Columbus Foundation / American Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Honorary Doctor of Laws | — | — | University of Arkansas | 授与 |
| 1984 | Candace Award | — | — | National Coalition of 100 Black Women | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Congressional Gold Medal (posthumous, with the Little Rock Nine) | — | — | United States Congress | 受賞（追贈） |
| — | Diamond Cross of Malta | — | — | Philadelphia Cotillion Society | 受賞 |
Woman of the Year
1957
Organization:
National Council of Negro Women
Result:
受賞
Spingarn Medal (joint)
1958
Organization:
NAACP
Result:
受賞
American Book Award (Special Citation, reprint)
1988
Work:
The Long Shadow of Little Rock
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation / American Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctor of Laws
1984
Organization:
University of Arkansas
Result:
授与
Candace Award
1984
Organization:
National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Result:
受賞
Congressional Gold Medal (posthumous, with the Little Rock Nine)
1999
Organization:
United States Congress
Result:
受賞（追贈）
Diamond Cross of Malta
Organization:
Philadelphia Cotillion Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir
1962 memoir / non-fictionA firsthand memoir recounting Bates's experiences during the 1957 Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis and her role mentoring and supporting the Little Rock Nine. It is a vivid account of the civil rights struggle and the fight for educational equality.
civil rightsschool desegregationstruggle against discriminationeducational equality
Adaptations
- [documentary] Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock / Sharon La Cruise (2012)
Bibliography
- The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir (1962)
Adaptations
- Documentary 'Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock' (PBS Independent Lens, 2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- straightforward, memoiristic narrationadvocacy-oriented, essayistic passages
- Recurring Motifs
- justice and the tension with vengeancebelief in educationcommunity and mutual support
Health
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stroke1965およびその後（晩年に複数回）Suffered a stroke in 1965 which led to long-term health decline and limitations on activity. Experienced additional strokes later in life and before her death in 1999.
Legacy
Daisy Bates played a pivotal role in the Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis and had a lasting influence on local and national civil rights activism. Through advocacy journalism at the Arkansas State Press and her mentorship of the Little Rock Nine she advanced educational equality. She is commemorated by monuments, a school, a state-designated day, and a statue in the U.S. Capitol.
Museums
- Daisy Bates House (National Historic Landmark) Little Rock, Arkansas Opened in 2002
Academic Societies
- NAACP (related organization)
Archives
- Daisy Bates Papers (University of Arkansas Special Collections)
In Popular Culture
- 2012 documentary 'Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock'
- 2024 statue placed in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection
Quotes
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"My life now had a secret goal – to find the men who had done this horrible thing to my mother."
Source: The Death of My Mother / The Long Shadow of Little Rock (1962) -
"You're filled with hatred. Hate can destroy you, Daisy. Don't hate white people just because they're white. If you hate, make it count for something."
Source: Advice of adoptive father Orlee Smith (referenced in memoirs/interviews) (1962)
Trivia
- One of the key figures supporting the Little Rock Nine during the Central High integration.
- Founded the Arkansas State Press in 1941; the paper closed in 1959 due to economic pressures and boycott, and Bates revived it in 1984.
- Arkansas designates the third Monday in February as 'George Washington's Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day.'
- A statue of Daisy Bates was placed in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection in 2024.