(3) 4-6 Freedom's Promise series. Cleanly designed and supported with lots of photos, these books feature clear texts that help contextualize pivotal episodes in African American history. The treatments don't shy away from the violence and hatred that the fight for civil rights unleashed in America. Bloody looks at how the U.S. civil rights movement inspired Catholic activists in Northern Ireland. There are eight other spring 2019 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Freedom's Promise titles: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine, The March on Washington and Its Legacy, Ruby Bridges and the Desegregation of American Schools, and Two Bloody Sundays.

Reviewer: Monique Harris

(2) YA In this biography of the civil rights crusader, chapters about Bates's founding, with her husband, of the weekly Arkansas State Press set the stage for the excellent account of their involvement with the 1957 integration of Little Rock's Central High School. The Fradins have a lively style and a smooth way of bringing a large cast of persons to life. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2005

(4) YA This introductory biography gives young readers a brief introduction to the life and work of Daisy Bates, a key activist in the integration of Little Rock's Central High School in 1957. While the dialogue is incompletely referenced, the text is otherwise sturdy. The book ncludes archival photographs, endnotes, and a reading list. Bib.

Reviewer: Deborah L. Thompson