Month: June 2023

JUNETEENTH ARTICLE

Holiday has rich history in Dallas                 By Hojun Choi

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In the introduction of the book The Accommodation by Jim Schutze,  John Wiley Price states, “In his book, Schutze argues that the civil rights movement largely passed over Dallas, resulting in a kind of tacit political arrangement that has ensured Black leaders remain reliant on Dallas’s white leadership.”

Did Dallas NOT have a civil rights movement? Find out for yourself.

Join our own Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, as he lectures on the Civil Rights Movement in Dallas on Thursday, JUN 22nd at 6:30 p.m. This free event will be hosted by the Dallas Historical Society at the Hall of State in Fairpark.

The Dallas Branch, W Marvin Dulaney, of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) participated in a preservation workshop at the African American Museum learning how to preserve family papers and other artifacts for generations to come.

Priscilla Escobedo of the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries shared her expertise in Special Collections and Archives. 

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