L. C. Bates, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American newspaper founder
Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1904
Place of Birth: Liberty, Mississippi, United States
Date of Death: 22-Aug-1980
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About L. C. Bates
- Lucius Christopher (L.C.) Bates (April 27, 1904 in Liberty, Mississippi – August 22, 1980 in Little Rock, Arkansas) was an African-American civil rights activist and the husband of Daisy Bates. He founded the Arkansas State Press newspaper with his wife in 1941.
- He was an active member of the NAACP and was one of the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court case Cooper v.
- Aaron, which was filed by the NAACP so the decision made by the court in the Brown v.
- Board of Education case would be properly enforced.
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