Designates June 28th as Eliot and Muriel Battle Day in Missouri.

The bill designates June 28th each year as "Eliot and Muriel Battle Day" in Missouri. It encourages citizens to participate in events and activities celebrating Eliot Battle, the first Black faculty member at Hickman High School, and Muriel Battle, the first Black principal in the Columbia Public School District. The couple worked together to ease racial tensions during the 1960s and are honored with schools named in their honor.

Designates June 28th as Eliot and Muriel Battle Day in Missouri.

The bill designates June 28th each year as "Eliot and Muriel Battle Day" in Missouri. It encourages citizens to participate in events and activities celebrating Eliot Battle, the first Black faculty member at Hickman High School, and Muriel Battle, the first Black principal in the Columbia Public School District. The couple worked together to ease racial tensions during the 1960s and are honored with schools named in their honor.