The Burden of Integration

ID: 2211 ~ Source: Gilbert, Robert Lewis, interviewed by Rufus Spain, October 12, 1971, in Waco, Texas, Baylor Institute for Oral History. View Full Interview (Interview 4)
This file appears in: Arvizu v. Waco Independent School District

Robert Gilbert talks about the black community carrying the burden of integration and the legal action taken by the black and Hispanic communities in Waco in the 1970s.

This file appears in: Arvizu v. Waco Independent School District

By Skylar Ray
When initial efforts to racially integrate the Waco Independent School District (WISD) proved insufficient in bringing about educational equality, community members like Pete D. Arvizu took to the courts in protest. The resulting legal battle,…