Eliot Battle visits with friends

February 22, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CST

Eliot Battle visits with friends, a group of regulars, Tuesday morning at Hy-Vee Cafe. Battle's pioneering role in desegregating Columbia schools is featured in the documentary, "Battle: Change From Within," which will premiere Saturday at Bush Auditorium in MU's Cornell Hall.

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