Willie Arbuckle was one of the first eight Black students that began attending Chandler High School in 1949, five years before the Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education integrated schools nationwide.
Willie Arbuckle and Robert Turner became the first Black students to graduate from Chandler High School in 1951.
To listen to a two part oral history interview of Willie Arbuckle recorded on December 20, 2002, click the icons below:
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December 20, 2002 | December 20, 2002 |
To listen to an oral history with Willie and his wife, Gladys, recorded on July 28, 2004, as part of the Goodyear School Oral History Project, or to read a transcript of their interview, click the icons below:
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July 28, 2004 | July 28, 2004 |
To read the transcript of a family history presentation given by Willie and recorded on February 8, 2006, click the icon below:
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