Initial Contact
Initial contact was made when the group traveled to East St. Louis to meet the people at the Lessie Bates Center. We were greeted by Bradley, F. Watkins, II. and a few other gentleman working at the Center that day. Brad seemed genuinely interested in what we could do to help improve the lab at the Center. While there we received the oral history of the Lessie Bates Center from Brad. The group, along with Martin, had dialogue with Brad about the Center’s mission, their expectations, and our ability to meet their needs the best we could.