Baylor dedicates statues honoring first Black graduates outside Tidwell
…ell Bible Building, where Gilbert (history) and Walker (sociology) took classes in their academic majors. The honor recognizes the pair for the trails they blazed in helping integrate Baylor more than a century after its founding. “Today, the landscape of Baylor University’s campus is changing,” Baylor President Linda Livingstone said at yesterday’s dedication. “Rev. Gilbert and Mrs. Walker were two young people who endured racism, threats and inj…