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Heart of Central Texas: Baylor University to honor its first Black graduates with statues
Reverend Robert Gilbert and Mrs. Barbara Walker both graduated from Baylor in 1967. They both broke barriers and made significant impacts in their communities. Author: Taheshah Moise Updated: 8:55 AM CDT July 15, 2021
WACO, Texas Thousands of students have walked across the graduation stage at Baylor University since it was founded in 1845.
But two students are receiving special recognition: Rev. Robert Gilbert and Mrs. Barbara Walker, the university s first two Black graduates.
Currently, the front of the Tidwell Bible building at Baylor University is empty, but soon two life-size bronze statues of Rev. Gilbert and Mrs. Walker will stand there.
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Baylor NAACP chapter president shares experience being on institution s Commission on Historic Campus Representations By Olivia Levada Waco
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WACO, Texas In the past, Baylor University students have voiced their concerns regarding the statue of founder Judge R.E.B. Baylor on campus. Knowing Baylor owned slaves, the students have called for the statue to be removed.
In June, the Commission on Historic Campus Representations was established as part of a resolution on racial healing and justice, acknowledging the university’s historical connections to both slavery and the Confederacy. The commission recently released this report.
While there are no plans to remove the Judge R.E.B. Baylor statue, there are changes to come. Baylor NAACP President Lexy Bogney believes the university is taking what seems to be a first step in the right direction. Although Bogney s time at Baylo