Activist

Bates felt strongly about his plans to establish the Arkansas State Press as a voice for the black community, so after the paper’s first…  

In addition to advocating for civil rights, L. C. Bates used his paper to express his support for the war efforts. 

L. C. Bates had a way with words, and he was so good at his job that he was often the subject of a…  

Sixteen years after the birth of the State Press, L. C. Bates found himself face to face with the giant that he’d unknowingly prepared…  

The folding of the Arkansas State Press in 1959 was a major blow to L. C. Bates.