History — and the heroes behind it — often hide in plain sight.

"Walking in that white school for the first time you know... it was a scary moment," recalls Billy Baylor of Crowley. "Yes, it was a very scary moment."

It was a moment Baylor never forgot.

A brave first step

It was 1965, and he and his siblings — Alton, Linda and Jackie — were stepping bravely into the buzzsaw of change and hate. The Baylors were the first Black family to integrate Crowley schools.

"You had people on this side of the street yelling at you as you walked by," Baylor remembers. "You just walked on... try not to say nothing, just keep walking."

A betrayal that still stings

Now 74, Baylor remembers with tears the betrayal of a white student who had convinced him he was a friend before luring the ninth grade

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