what it is now. but because i have learned to love and still love to learn, i am blessed with the opportunity to introduce to you some panelists that will talk about what s happened since the crisis. first of all, i will say that our first two speakers will be members of the little rock nine. and you have to forgive us because this is a very busy day, there will be exiting as soon as they re finished speaking because they have other meetings they must attend. solet me introduce the panelists and then we ll get started. one of our yungest members is crystal c. mercer, little rock born. her artistic talents have been displayed around the state in new york and canterbury, england. her public service complements the public service of her father, attorney christopher, jr. a license certified social worker in the state of arkansas, registered therapist, supervisor and clinical member of the american association for marriage and family therapy. her experience includes mental health,
history and also a granddaughter of willy tumes. i am a seed of a crisis. that history was planted in me, and i grow. and as i grow, i continue to sprout bits and pieces of that history. and i m thankful. i m thankful because without the central high crisis, my life would be totally different than what it is now. but because i have learned to love and still love to learn, i am blessed with the opportunity to introduce to you some panelists that will talk about what s happened since the crisis. first of all, i will say that our first two speakers will be members of the little rock nine. and you have to forgive us because this is a very busy day, there will be exiting as soon as they re finished speaking because they have other meetings they must attend. solet me introduce the panelists and then we ll get started. one of our yungest members is crystal c. mercer, little rock born. her artistic talents have been displayed around the state in new york and canterbury, england. her
first african-american students to attend central high school known as the little rock nine. this is 50 minutes. my name is rhonda stuart. i m the genealogist. what i do is research local history and also a granddaughter of willy tumes. i am a seed of a crisis. that history was planted in me, and i grow. and as i grow, i continue to sprout bits and pieces of that history. and i m thankful. i m thankful because without the central high crisis, my life would be totally different than what it is now. but because i have learned to love and still love to learn, i am blessed with the opportunity to introduce to you some panelists that will talk about what s happened since the crisis. first of all, i will say that our first two speakers will be members of the little rock nine. and you have to forgive us because this is a very busy day, there will be exiting as soon as they re finished speaking because they have other meetings they must attend. solet me introduce the panelists and