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  1. Summaries. Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock is the story of a seven-year journey by filmmaker Sharon La Cruise to unravel the life of a forgotten civil rights activist named Daisy Bates. Beautiful, glamorous and articulate, Bates was fearless in her quest for justice, stepping into the spotlight to bring national attention to issues - and ...

  2. Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock is the story of a seven-year journey by filmmaker Sharon La Cruise to unravel the life of a forgotten civil rights activist named Daisy Bates. Beautiful, glamorous and articulate, Bates was fearless in her quest for justice, stepping into the spotlight to bring national attention to issues - and some say herself. Unconventional and egotistical, she became ...

    • Angela Bassett
  3. Feb 2, 2012 · Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock: Directed by Sharon LaCruise. With Nastajae Alderson, Angela Bassett, Destiny Gatson, Melvin Hayes. A look at the life of African American political activist and newspaper publisher Daisy Bates.

    • Sharon LaCruise
    • Documentary
    • Sharon LaCruise, Eric Martin, Lois Vossen
  4. 2011; 0 hr 57 mins Documentary NR Watchlist; The story of civil-rights activist Daisy Bates (1914-99), who led the Arkansas NAACP during the 1957 Little Rock school-integration crisis.

    • Angela Bassett
  5. Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock is a co-production of Sakkara Films and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), in association with the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC),

  6. Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock is the story of a seven-year journey by filmmaker Sharon La Cruise to unravel the life of a forgotten civil rights activist named Daisy Bates. Beautiful, glamorous and articulate, Bates was fearless in her quest for justice, stepping into the spotlight to bring national attention to issues - and some say herself.

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  8. Film. Directed by Sharon LaCruise. 2011. 54 minutes. Documentary on the life of Daisy Bates, best know for her role with the Little Rock Nine. Daisy Bates became a household name in 1957 when she fought for the right of nine African American students to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.