CS athlete breaks down barriers to strike her historic goal
and last updated 2021-02-26 18:03:13-05
BRAZOS COUNTY â There always needs to be a first, someone to pave the way for others to follow.
Marva Bailey was one of those trailblazers, pictured clearly as she stands with her soccer team in the A&M Consolidated High School s 1999 yearbook as the team s only Black member. I would have never imagined that I would be a piece of history like that, but here I am, Marva Bailey, class of 1999, A&M Consolidated High School said.
Bailey was the high school s first African American female soccer player, blazing the soccer field from 1995 to 1999. Bailey had the following sentiments to share, confirming with 25 News if she was shocked at the time of her trailblazing.