Dallas FAces Race
Dallas Faces Race was a platform that aimed to create a sustainable forum on race in Dallas, Texas. The initiative brought together various organizations to actively build their capacity to address racial equity and effect change in the community. Unlike typical discussion groups on race, cultural awareness, and diversity, Dallas Faces Race was designed to engage individuals and organizations who were ready to define equity and work collaboratively towards creating a more just and equitable society. We recognize the importance of this work and have compiled these resources to ensure that the valuable information and insights shared on Dallas Faces Race are accessible to everyone who is committed to advancing racial equity in their own communities.
Things To Read
Dallas & Texas History
- White Metropolis – Race, Ethnicity and Religion in Dallas by Phillips, Michael
- The Accommodation – The Politics of Race in American City (Dallas) by Schutze, Jim
- Justice for All: The Untold History of Dallas by Williams, Roy and Kevin Shay
- Hamilton Park: A planned Black community in Dallas by Wilson, William
- Desegregating Schools in Dallas: Four Decades in the Federal Courts by Linden, Glenn
- Lives and Times of Black Dallas Women by Winegarten, Ruthe and Marc Sanders.
- Daughters of Dallas: A History of Greater Dallas Through the Voices and Deeds of Its Women by Castleberry, Virginia
- The Dallas Myth: the Making and Unmaking of an American City by Graff, Harvey
- Dallas Reconsidered: Essays in Local History by Hazel, Michael V
- Dallas: A History of Big D by Hazel, Michael V Crusade for Conformity: The Ku Klux Klan in Texas, 1920-1930 by Alexander, Charles
- Four Decades Later, Death Of 12-Year-Old Santos Rodriguez Still Reverberates KERA news article
- The White Scourge: Mexicans, Blacks, and Poor Whites in Texas Cotton Culture by Foley, Neil
- Big D: Triumphs and Troubles of an American Supercity in the 20th Century by Payne, Darwin
- Quest for Justice: Louis A. Bedford Jr. and the Struggle for Equal Rights in Texas by Payne, Darwin
- Dallas’s Little Mexico by Villasana, Sol
- Quest for Justice: Louis A. Bedford Jr. and the Struggle for Equal Rights in Texas by Payne, Darwin
- Black Dixie: Afro-Texas History and Culture in Houston by Beeth, Howard, and Wintz, Carl (Eds.)
- The African American Experience in Texas: an Anthology by Glasrud, Bruce
- Freedom is not Enough: The War on Poverty and the Civil Rights Movement in Texas by Clayson, William
- Black Victory: The Rise and Fall of the White Primary in Texas by Hine, Darlene
- The Freedmen’s Bureau and Black Texans by Crouch, Barry
- Interactive: Texas’ Hispanic Population Swells by Murphy, Ryan
Justice & Political Landscape
- Race and Class in Texas Politics by Davidson, Chandler
- For the City As A Whole: Planning, Politics and Public Interest in Dallas, 1900-1965 by Fairbanks, Robert
- Governance by Decree: The Impact of the Voting Rights Act in Dallas by Morgan, Ruth P.
Racism & Discrimination in America
- The Struggle in Black and Brown: African American and Mexican American Relations Duringthe Civil Rights Era by Behnken, Brian (Ed.)
- Fighting Their Own Battles: Mexican Americans, African Americans and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas by Behnken, Brian (Ed.)
- They Called Them Greasers: Anglo Attitudes Toward Mexicans in Texas, 1821-1900 by de Leon, Arnoldo
- The Health Outcomes of a Racist Society – Institutional racism kills people, literally, but change is possible. by Lyubansky, Mikhail, Ph.D.
- No Mexicans, Women or Dogs Allowed: The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement by Orozco, Cynthia
- Fire in the Heart – How White Activists Embrace Racial Justice by Warren, Mark R.
- The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Case: Race Discrimination and Mexican-American Rights by Weitz, Mark
- How Racism Created America’s Chinatowns by Braden Goyette
Research & Sources
- Sources at the Dallas Public Library – Texas Dallas Collection on the 7th Floor:
- John and Ethlyn Chisum Collection
- Juanita Craft Collection
- Dallas Negro Chamber of Commerce Collection
- The Dallas Express newspaper on microfilm (1920-1970)
- Dallas Black History clipping folders
- Sources at the Dallas Historical Society:
- John Leslie Patton Papers
- Minnie A. Flanagan Papers
- Oral History Interviews:
- George Allen, Dallas Mayors Oral History Project, 1983.
- Joe Atkins, University of North Texas Oral History Collection, February 2, 2004.
- Interview with Juanita Craft, Black Women Oral History Project, January 20, 1977.
- Antonio Maceo Smith, Texas-Dallas Collection, January 2, 1978.
- “Documenting the Civil Rights Movement in Dallas County, Texas” An Oral History Project Co-Sponsored by the African-American Education Archives and History Program, the Dallas African American Museum, the University of Texas at Arlington, and Humanities Texas (2011). (34 interviews)
Social Action
- How to Support Ferguson
- Hands Up, Don’t Shoot Demands
- 12 Ways to Be a White Ally to Black People by Janee Woods
- A sterling solution: Start talking honestly about race by Rinku Sen of Race Forward
Presentations
- Click here to view the reading list of Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III Senior Pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, TX
- Race for Results, a Scorecard on Children’s Progress A report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Things To WATCH
View DFR Videos
Listen to Audio Recordings
Webinar Playback – Challenging Systemic Racism in the South
July 23, 2013. This webinar helps participants get familiar with the different levels of racism and operate from a proactive and explicit racial justice framework. We take a systemic approach to addressing racism, focusing on root causes of inequity, and looking for practical solutions participants can advance. Participants will interact with key concepts, learn about systems analysis, and identify ways to apply racial justice concepts and skills in social change efforts in the South.
African-American Men & “The Talk”
NBC 5 & NBCDFW look at what unites us and divides us in 2012 By Reginald Hardwick and Kristi Nelson
Producing films, media, programs and events that promote awareness and unity of Asian American culture, artistry and identity. “One Voice. Many Stories.”
Beautiful Response to a Statement “Islam Is Not Peaceful”
Big D: Back When from Kera (film)
Combines archival film footage, still photos and interviews with a wide range of Dallasites to create a portrait of the past that offers fascinating insights about how Dallas has evolved.
bcWorkshop produced Neighborhood Stories: Bonton + Ideal in May 2016
Bullying of Asian-Americans in School
NBC 5 & NBCDFW look at what unites us and divides us in 2012 By Reginald Hardwick and Kristi Nelson
Closing the Hispanic Education Gap
NBC 5 & NBCDFW look at what unites us and divides us in 2012 By Reginald Hardwick and Kristi Nelson
Crossing the Line: Multiracial Comedians
NBC 5 & NBCDFW look at what unites us and divides us in 2012 By Reginald Hardwick and Kristi Nelson
First Memories of Racial Differences
NBC 5 & NBCDFW look at what unites us and divides us in 2012 By Reginald Hardwick and Kristi Nelson
Homocido Calificado / First Degree Murder
Es la historia real de un homicidio cometido en contra de un menor de edad a manos de un policía en un pequeño poblado de Texas en 1973. Student play based on book by Victor Hugo Rascon Banda about 1973 Dallas murder of Santos Rodriguez.
Kera Interview with Sol Villasana
Sol Villasana is author of Dallas’ Little Mexico
KERA documentary explores the rich cultural heritage of one of Dallas’ oldest neighborhoods, where individuals and families settled to begin new lives after immigrating from Mexico. Interviews, archival photographs, home movies and personal memorabilia create a historical record of this once-thriving community that encompassed the current Uptown, Arts District and Historic West End areas.
KERA half-hour special examines the impact of the lawsuit, Roy Williams and Marvin Crenshaw v. The City of Dallas, which changed the way Dallas elects its city officials.
NBC 5 & NBCDFW look at what unites us and divides us in 2012 By Reginald Hardwick and Kristi Nelson
The Impact of Social Media on Race
NBC 5 & NBCDFW look at what unites us and divides us in 2012 By Reginald Hardwick and Kristi Nelson
The Rise of Interracial Marriages
NBC 5 & NBCDFW look at what unites us and divides us in 2012 By Reginald Hardwick and Kristi Nelson
The U.S. – Mexico War (1646-1848)
Bilingual website along with extensive educational resources based on KERA’s national Emmy Award-winning series
Why Race is a Sensitive Topic for White People
NBC 5 & NBCDFW look at what unites us and divides us in 2012 By Reginald Hardwick and Kristi Nelson
Dallas’ civil rights history explored in ‘Justicia’ exhibit at Latino Cultural Center
Article about Justica exhibit with video clips of Hispanic Leaders
Dallas at the Crossroad Part 1
This is a documentary-style film produced in 1961 by a group of Dallas businessmen who were anxious to avoid the kind of violence that had erupted in other southern cities like Little Rock as the schools were desegregated. Note, also, the appearance of Walter Cronkite
Dallas at the Crossroad Part 2
This is a documentary-style film produced in 1961 by a group of Dallas businessmen who were anxious to avoid the kind of violence that had erupted in other southern cities like Little Rock as the schools were desegregated. Note, also, the appearance of Walter Cronkite
Dallas at the Crossroad Part 3
This is a documentary-style film produced in 1961 by a group of Dallas businessmen who were anxious to avoid the kind of violence that had erupted in other southern cities like Little Rock as the schools were desegregated. Note, also, the appearance of Walter Cronkite
Tenth Street District – Freedman’s Town in Dallas
bcWorkshop produced Neighborhood Stories: Tenth Street in June 2013
La Bajada – West Dallas Hispanic Community
bcWorkshop produced Neighborhood Stories: La Bajada in February 2013
Dolphin Heights – One of Dallas’ oldest neighborhoods
bcWorkshop produced Neighborhood Stories: Dolphin Heights in March 2013.
Lee Marion Butts, Sr., an African-American commercial photographer and editor of the Dallas Express, recorded events and community life in Dallas as part of a career that spanned the last half of the twentieth century. His rich body of work documents not only segregation and civil rights, but also business, civic, religious, educational, and social life, as well as visits by national leaders and celebrity entertainers. School lesson plans also available
Think with Krys Boyd Talks DFR with Shanker Vedantam
Dallas Faces Race is an ongoing conversation during which the city is addressing the topic of equality. Nationally known experts are taking part in the forums, including NPR science correspondent Shankar Vedantam. We’ll talk to him this hour about the reporting he’s done on the subject and about how people’s opinions about race change over time.
How the Civil Rights Act Changed America
President Barack Obama and three former presidents gather in Texas to mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. We discuss the struggle to pass the landmark legislation and its legacy today.
Music2life Soundtrack: Immigration
Soundtrack: Immigration is an entertaining and evocative performance, offering local and national audiences an enlightening look at immigration issues through a musical lens. The concert will feature: Noel Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul & Mary), Gina Chavez and The Texmaniacs.
Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity
by Joy DeGruy
Things To Do
Established as a burial ground for Dallas’ early African-American population in 1861. This is one of the largest Freedman Cemeteries in the country. The beautiful memorial was built in late 1990 to commemorate this important site.
Originally named Summit Play Park, it was constructed in 1915 located in Little Mexico
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealy Plaza
Chronicles the assassination and legacy of President John F. Kennedy; interprets the Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza; and presents contemporary culture within the context of presidential history
Institution dedicated to the research, identification, selection, acquisition, presentation and preservation of visual art forms and historical documents that relate to the African American Community
Juanita Craft Civil Rights House
National Parks Service – Historical Places of the Civil Rights Movement official site
The Dallas Holocaust Museum / Center for Education and Tolerance
Dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust, and to teaching the moral and ethical response to prejudice, hatred and indifference, for the benefit of all humanity.