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Baylor University dedicates statues of first Black graduates on historic day
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Baylor University Dedicates Statues of First Black Graduates on Historic Day
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Baylor searches for artist to create sculpture of the University s first two black graduates
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Baylor University has started a nationwide search for a sculptor to create statues of Baylor s first black graduates, Reverend Robert Gilbert and Barbara Walker.
The two became the first black students to graduate in 1967. Reverend Gilbert and Mrs. walker were truly pioneers here at Baylor, said Jason Cook, Co-Chair of the Campus Experience Project with Baylor University. They came to the university at a time where they were the only black students.
Back in May the university announced plans for the statues to help diversify campus.
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WACO, Texas (April 19, 2021) Baylor University’s department of religion has announced that Wemimo Bright Jaiyesimi of Lagos, Nigeria, has been named the recipient of the inaugural Robert L. Gilbert Scholar in Religion Graduate Fellowship.
The fellowship is named for the Rev. Robert Gilbert, B.A. 67, the first Black graduate of Baylor University, along with Barbara Walker, B.A. ’67. In 1970, Gilbert became the first Black student to enroll in Baylor’s religion graduate program. As an influential educator, pastor and civil rights leader in the Waco area, Gilbert was the first Black member elected to the Waco Independent School District Board in 1976. He also was a champion of women in ministry, being the first Black Baptist pastor to license a female minister.