Oliver learned that knowledge, dedication to mission and personal accountability are central elements in charting a successful temperament, which will, thereby, elevate the human condition and improve chances for racial equality. This document will reveal how O.W. Sadberry, Sr., earned the distinction of having the new Bryan ISD Intermediate School #3 named in his honor.

Oliver is the progeny of ancestors, who were tutored in the mechanisms of the cultural system in which they lived. They believed in education, communication skills, comportment, finance and landownership, requirements for full citizenship during an era when full citizenship was not always fully available to them. Oliver’s grandfather, John Riley Sadberry (also spelled Sadbury[1]), was born on a Burleson County plantation on Christmas Day 1861, eight months after the commencement of the Civil War. John Riley was raised by his slave mother, Cilla Eaton, and his stepfather, Elder Eaton, in a home that valued progress, fueled by goals and personal initiative. When John Riley Sadberry married Alice Smith, daughter of prominent Burleson County landowners, the couple saved for the purchase of their own land on which to start a farming enterprise, build a home and raise their family. John Riley Sadberry mentored young families, served on the local Public School Board of Trustees and donated land to the church and school.[2]John Riley and Alice amassed 3,000 acres of land after expanding their Burleson County farm into Robertson and Brazos Counties.