Wilson, Leonard
Leonard Wilson
Biography
Leonard Wilson, originally from New Braunfels, was a first generation college student who enrolled at Southwest Texas State Teachers College in January 1968. He was off campus doing his student teaching semester at San Marcos High School when he was asked to direct the Ebony Players first play - the production of A Raisin in the Sun that was performed at the LBJ Ranch at President Johnson’s request in 1972.
LBJ100 Oral History Project
Mr. Wilson talks about the Ebony Players, the performance of A Raisin in the Sun at the LBJ State Park, and reconnecting with Eugene Lee and Texas State University.
PDF Transcript, March 12, 2008 (not yet available online)
HTML Transcript, March 12, 2008
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