earch_eacr_592 592 eacr earch yes Arkansas State Press Stockley, Grif African Americans--Civil rights--Arkansas--Little Rock African American newspapers--Arkansas--Little Rock African Americans in the newspaper industry--Arkansas--Little Rock National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Bates, Daisy Bates, Lucious Christopher, 1904-1980 Entry on the Arkansas State Press, an advocacy newspaper founded in 1941 by civil rights activist Lucious and Daisy Bates. The newspaper was modeled on African-American newspapers from the north, and helped to promote civil rights activism throughout the state. Includes photographs. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Little Rock, Ark.] : The Central Arkansas Library System Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2006-04-04 Articles Black-and-white photographs http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=592 1941/9999 Little Rock (Ark.) Pulaski County (Ark.) Pine Bluff (Ark.) Jefferson County (Ark.) Texarkana (Ark.) Miller County (Ark.) Hot Springs (Ark.) Garland County (Ark.) Helena (Ark.) Phillips County (Ark.) Forrest City (Ark.) Saint Francis County (Ark.) Jonesboro (Ark.) Craighead County (Ark.) copyright Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2007 20090526 204831