Daisy Bates: From Little Rock to the U.S. Capitol

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – A few weeks ago you might have read about my family reunion and being a former teacher, I like to teach the little ones something about our history. To be honest the young teens were busy sharing their latest dance and cheerleading steps; however, to my pleasant surprise, my 6-year-old nephew, Francis, came to the lecture while others did whatever young teens like to do. In the class, I offered two subjects. One was gun security in the home. The other was African American History. Imagine my great surprise when the 6-year-old Francis told me he already knew about gun security because he learned that from his parents, but a greater surprise was the interest he showed in Black History. I put on the table a deck of Black History cards. He went through the stack and picked out the ones he wanted me to talk about. The first one was Daisy Bates. Related Stories The reason that was such a pleasant surprise was the fact that around the time we were talking, a memorial to Daisy Bates was being installed in the U.S. Capitol. In 2009, the organization for which I served as national president, installed Sojourner...