In 1942, insurance agent Lucius Christopher Bates married Daisy Gatson and settle in Little Rock, Arkansas.
He attended Alcorn A & M College (now Alcorn State University) in Alcorn, Mississippi and Wilberforce University in Ohio majoring in Journalism. Although he was an insurance agent when Daisy met him, L. C. had previously worked for a Colorado newspaper for three years and later joined the staff of the Kansas City Call in Missouri.
After working for newspapers in California and Memphis, he moved to Little Rock. The young couple pooled their savings and began publishing the Arkansas State Press; the first issue appeared May 9, 1941. It became the largest and most influential black paper in the state.
During its eighteen-year history, the Arkansas State Press quickly became the largest and most influential black paper in Arkansas and became a leading voice in the Civil Rights Movement. Unrelenting in its criticism, the paper attacked police brutality, segregation and the inequities of the criminal justice system. In 1948, the paper supported the candidacy of Sidney McMath for governor against segregationist Jack Holt and in 1952 supported former Governor Francis Cherry in his re-election bid against Orval Faubus.
Due to their involvement in the integration of Central High, the subsequent loss of advertising revenue forced the Bates to closed the State Press in 1959. In 1960, L. C. became NAACP field director for the state until his retirement in 1971.
He attended Alcorn A & M College (now Alcorn State University) in Alcorn, Mississippi and Wilberforce University in Ohio majoring in Journalism. Although he was an insurance agent when Daisy met him, L. C. had previously worked for a Colorado newspaper for three years and later joined the staff of the Kansas City Call in Missouri.
After working for newspapers in California and Memphis, he moved to Little Rock. The young couple pooled their savings and began publishing the Arkansas State Press; the first issue appeared May 9, 1941. It became the largest and most influential black paper in the state.
During its eighteen-year history, the Arkansas State Press quickly became the largest and most influential black paper in Arkansas and became a leading voice in the Civil Rights Movement. Unrelenting in its criticism, the paper attacked police brutality, segregation and the inequities of the criminal justice system. In 1948, the paper supported the candidacy of Sidney McMath for governor against segregationist Jack Holt and in 1952 supported former Governor Francis Cherry in his re-election bid against Orval Faubus.
Due to their involvement in the integration of Central High, the subsequent loss of advertising revenue forced the Bates to closed the State Press in 1959. In 1960, L. C. became NAACP field director for the state until his retirement in 1971.
In 1942, insurance agent Lucius Christopher Bates married Daisy Gatson and settle in Little Rock, Arkansas.
He attended Alcorn A & M College (now Alcorn State University) in Alcorn, Mississippi and Wilberforce University in Ohio majoring in Journalism. Although he was an insurance agent when Daisy met him, L. C. had previously worked for a Colorado newspaper for three years and later joined the staff of the Kansas City Call in Missouri.
After working for newspapers in California and Memphis, he moved to Little Rock. The young couple pooled their savings and began publishing the Arkansas State Press; the first issue appeared May 9, 1941. It became the largest and most influential black paper in the state.
During its eighteen-year history, the Arkansas State Press quickly became the largest and most influential black paper in Arkansas and became a leading voice in the Civil Rights Movement. Unrelenting in its criticism, the paper attacked police brutality, segregation and the inequities of the criminal justice system. In 1948, the paper supported the candidacy of Sidney McMath for governor against segregationist Jack Holt and in 1952 supported former Governor Francis Cherry in his re-election bid against Orval Faubus.
Due to their involvement in the integration of Central High, the subsequent loss of advertising revenue forced the Bates to closed the State Press in 1959. In 1960, L. C. became NAACP field director for the state until his retirement in 1971.
He attended Alcorn A & M College (now Alcorn State University) in Alcorn, Mississippi and Wilberforce University in Ohio majoring in Journalism. Although he was an insurance agent when Daisy met him, L. C. had previously worked for a Colorado newspaper for three years and later joined the staff of the Kansas City Call in Missouri.
After working for newspapers in California and Memphis, he moved to Little Rock. The young couple pooled their savings and began publishing the Arkansas State Press; the first issue appeared May 9, 1941. It became the largest and most influential black paper in the state.
During its eighteen-year history, the Arkansas State Press quickly became the largest and most influential black paper in Arkansas and became a leading voice in the Civil Rights Movement. Unrelenting in its criticism, the paper attacked police brutality, segregation and the inequities of the criminal justice system. In 1948, the paper supported the candidacy of Sidney McMath for governor against segregationist Jack Holt and in 1952 supported former Governor Francis Cherry in his re-election bid against Orval Faubus.
Due to their involvement in the integration of Central High, the subsequent loss of advertising revenue forced the Bates to closed the State Press in 1959. In 1960, L. C. became NAACP field director for the state until his retirement in 1971.
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