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Daisy Bates: Civil Rights Hero Who Put Her Life on the Line

Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock premiering February 2, 2012 (check local listings)

Aired 02/02/2012 | Rating TV-PG

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Daisy Bates: Civil Rights Hero Who Put Her Life on the Line

Clip: Season 13 Episode 13 | 1m 2s

Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock premiering February 2, 2012 (check local listings)

Daisy Bates was a complex, unconventional, and largely forgotten heroine of the civil rights movement who led the charge to desegregate the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.

Aired 02/02/2012 | Rating TV-PG

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Daisy Bates: Retiring from the Struggle, But Not From the Ca

Clip: S13 Ep13 | 1m 17s | Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock premiering February 2, 2012 (check local listings) (1m 17s)

Daisy Bates: Turning a Childhood Tragedy into the Pursuit of

Clip: S13 Ep13 | 1m 32s | Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock premiering February 2, 2012 (check local listings) (1m 32s)

A Feminist Before the Term Was Invented

Preview: S13 Ep13 | 1m 8s | Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock - premieres February 2, 2012 (check local listings) (1m 8s)

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