A Safe Community

ID: 1688 ~ Source: Carlile, Woodrow Calvin, interviewed by Rebecca Sharpless, November 28, 1994, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Woodrow Calvin Carlile speaks about how safe he felt as a child in Edgefield neighborhood because of the influence of the neighborhood churches and high standards of the adults in the community.

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By Evangeline Eilers
The area which once comprised Edgefield Neighborhood has undergone significant changes over the last century. Located on the south side of the city, it encompassed the area between what is today Waco Creek to the north, Brazos River to the east, La…