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Rock with Threatening Note signed "KKK"

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Threatening note signed "K.K.K." (Ku Klux Klan) with rock and rag that was thrown through Daisy Bates' window in August 1957. The note reads: "The next will be dynamite."

Date Created:
1957
Creator:
Bates, Daisy

Publication Information

Creator
Bates, Daisy
Date Created
1957

Physical Description

Format
Image
Extent
1 photograph

Collection Information

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W012C4A
Legacy ID
WHi 28400

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Threatening Note signed "KKK"

Threatening Note signed "KKK"

1957

Threatening note written on a matchbook, signed "K.K.K." (Ku Klux Klan) that was thrown through Daisy Bates' window in August 1957 with a rock and rag. The note reads: "The next will be dynamite."

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Photographs
L.C. and Daisy Bates with Men and KKK Cross

L.C. and Daisy Bates with Men and KKK Cross

October 15, 1956

Daisy and L.C. Bates with two men and a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) cross that they found in their yard. Because this event preceded the integration crisis of 1957 in which the couple took a leading role, i...

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Photographs
Daisy Bates Entering NAACP Office

Daisy Bates Entering NAACP Office

circa 1957

Daisy Bates, president of the Arkansas NAACP chapters, at the door of the organization's office. She headed the integration effort during the crisis at Central High School in 1957.

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Photographs
Daisy Bates and L.C. Bates

Daisy Bates and L.C. Bates

circa 1957

Daisy Bates and L.C. Bates, apparently wearing press badges, standing outdoors talking with an unidentified man. L.C. Bates, who is wearing a camera, is apparently present as a photographer for the...

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Photographs
Daisy Bates Watching Television

Daisy Bates Watching Television

circa 1957

Daisy Bates watching Governor Faubus on television.

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Photographs
L.C. and Daisy Bates Watching Television

L.C. and Daisy Bates Watching Television

September 1957

L.C. and Daisy Bates watching television with Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus on the screen.

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