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Bates was born on April 27, 1901, in Amite County in Liberty, Mississippi. He was the only child of Laura and Morris Bates, a…  

After dropping out of Wilberforce College, L. C. Bates was on a quest to come into his own. The year was 1920 and at…  

As a traveling salesman, L. C. Bates’ desire to start another newspaper grew in unison with the discontentment he felt for the way the…  

After six years of marriage, the Bates couple decided to part ways in 1930. They had one child; Loretta Ann Bates Carter.