earch_eacr_734 734 eacr earch yes Mercer, Christopher Columbus Jr. Kilpatrick, Judith 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 Bates, Daisy Mercer, Christopher Columbus, 1924- 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. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Little Rock, Ark.] : The Central Arkansas Library System Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2006-04-04 Articles Color photographs http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=734 1924/2006 Arkansas United States copyright Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture 2007 20090526 204832