Black Coalition Building:

ID: 2846 ~ Source:

Wilburn, Curtis Lee. Interviewed by James M. SoRelle and Bettie Beard. August 20, 1985, in Waco, TX. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. Access full interview here.
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Curtis Lee Wilburn describes the political activism of the Black Coalition in Waco, Texas, which maintained around thirty members. Wilburn remembers presidents of the organization, including Mrs. Evelyn Beck, Dr. Mae Jackson, and Dr. Ray Shackleford.

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