DAISY BATES:  FIRST LADY OF LITTLE ROCK

A FILM BY SHARON LA CRUISE

FREE COMMUNITY CINEMA [DC] EVENT

As a black woman who was a feminist before the term was invented, Daisy Bates refused to accept her assigned place in society. Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock tells the story of her life and public support of nine black students who registered to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, which culminated in a constitutional crisis — pitting a president against a governor and a community against itself. Unconventional, revolutionary, and egotistical, Daisy Bates reaped the rewards of instant fame, but paid dearly for it.

**Presented with Closed Captions**

Community Partners: 
Teaching for Change
Association for the Study of African American Life and History

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Guest Speakers:

Deborah Menkart, executive director, Teaching for Change, co-editor, Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching

Julian Hipkins, history teacher, Capital City Public Charter School

ITVS Community Cinema presents several public engagement events as part of Women and Girls Lead, a major public media initiative to support and sustain a growing movement to empower women and girls, their communities, and future generations. Women and Girls Lead is spearheaded by ITVS, the largest provider of independent content to public television. Starting with more than 50 documentary films by the world’s best independent filmmakers—and adding content from media makers and new partners along the way – Women and Girls Lead brings to life extraordinary leaders and citizens on the front lines of economic development, violence prevention, business and governance, education, and health. 

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