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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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George Howard, Jr. succeeded Daisy Bates as president of the Arkansas NAACP after her nine years leading civil rights efforts, including the 1957 Little Rock school crisis. Bates remains on the national board. The state conference held its 17th convention November 11-12, passing resolutions against bias.
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As Arkansas
NAACP Head
Little Rock, Ark. - George
Howard, Jr., a seasoned civil
rights attorney, succeeded Mrs.
Daisy Bates this week as presi-
dent of the NAACP's Arkansas
organization.
Mrs. Bates, "the heroine of
Little Rock," stepped down after
nine hectic years of leading the
Association's battles in Arkan-
sas, highlighted by the Little
Rock school crisis of September,
1957.
She still serves on the As-
sociation's National Board of
Directors.
A native of Pine Bluff, where
he headed the local NAACP
chapter, Mr. Howard worked
closely with Mrs. Bates during
the Arkansas school struggle.
The Arkansas State Confer-
ence of NAACP branches held
its 17th annual convention here
November 11-12 and passed re-
solutions calling for intensifi-
cation of its program combat-
ting bias in employment, public
housing, and education.
Saturday, December 2, 1961
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Little Rock, Ark.
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This Week
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mrs. bates stepped down after nine years but remains on the naacp national board of directors; george howard, jr. succeeded her as president.
Event Details
George Howard, Jr., a civil rights attorney from Pine Bluff, succeeded Mrs. Daisy Bates as president of the NAACP's Arkansas organization. Bates, known as 'the heroine of Little Rock,' led the association's battles in Arkansas for nine years, highlighted by the Little Rock school crisis of September 1957. The Arkansas State Conference of NAACP branches held its 17th annual convention in Little Rock on November 11-12, passing resolutions to intensify programs combating bias in employment, public housing, and education.