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Mercer, Christopher Columbus Jr.

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Creator:Kilpatrick, Judith
Title:Mercer, Christopher Columbus Jr.
Date:1924-2006
Description:

Biographical entry on Christopher Columbus Mercer Jr., a field secretary for the NAACP that advised Daisy Bates during the Crisis at Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Article includes photograph of Mercer.

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Types:Articles | Color photographs
Subjects:Bates, Daisy | Mercer, Christopher Columbus, 1924- | African Americans--Civil rights--Arkansas--Little Rock | African American lawyers--Arkansas--Biography | African American educators--Arkansas--Biography | High school teachers--Arkansas--Biography | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Arkansas | United States
Collection:Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Institution:Richard C. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Contributors:Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Online Publisher:[Little Rock, Ark.] : The Central Arkansas Library System | 2006-04-04
Rights and Usage:

copyright Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2007

Persistent Link to Item:http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=734