KBIA's Darren Hellwege visits with legendary Columbia educator Eliot Battle in this interview from 2006. Also on here is a visit with the artist who designed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial and Battle Garden at the Stadium Blvd. entrance to the MKT Trail.
Thinking Back: Elliot Battle
![Eliot Battle (R) with his wife Murial](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/da69316/2147483647/strip/true/crop/717x500+0+0/resize/880x614!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbd%2Fad%2F8035743b4647a3cd4f235cb3b670%2F557b90f82c0a6.image.jpg)
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