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What is Black history?

“Black history is the individual and collective memory and evidence of places, events, contributions, actions, struggles, and successes that are important to society, Black people, Black culture, Black institutions, and Black communities.”

— Jasmine Ward (My Mom)

Black history is all around us.

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Black history is all around us…

I decided to research local Black history because it is something that is not something that I thought about before the pandemic and we don’t have time to talk about all the locations in school. To complete the research I searched the internet, called friends of my parents that know a lot about the DFW area, and I visited the sites to learn more about Black history around me. I collected the websites on Google Sheets, took notes on my phone and computer, and asked my parents to drive to the locations so that I could take my own photos whenever possible. (Some things have been destroyed or changed.)

research

I searched for information about Black history. I saved the items in Google Sheets.

map

I used Google Maps to find the locations.

Understand

I read and listened to stories about why these places were important.

Google Sheet

Between 1900-1910

1905 Dr. Benjamin R. Bluitt started the first hospital made for African Americans in Dallas.

First Federated Women's Club founded in 1908 in DFW.

1909 Dr. Ollie Bryan, the first Negro woman to practice dentistry in Dallas, opens her office at 115 Boll Street.

May 1910 The Colored High School in FWISD.

About Bluitt Sanitarium

Between 1900-1910

Between 1910-1919

1917 Federated Women’s Club.
In June 1911, J.A. Gilmore refuses to give up his seat in the whites-only compartment of a streetcar.
1919 The Texas Colored Baseball Association is organized with teams in Beaumont, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Wichita Falls. Teams are later added in Shreveport, Galveston, and Mineral Wells.
1912 William McDonald founded the city’s first African-American bank, the Fraternal Bank and Trust Company

Federated Women's Club

Between 1910-1919

Between 1920-1929

America’s foremost Negro architect, Thad Else, opens the first local hotel in Freedman’s Town at 2115 Routh St. to be designed and built for Negroes by Negroes.

1927: Kindergarten for African American children opened in one of milk stations The station is headed by African American nurses and doctors.

1929 Powell Hotel Black Hotel in Dallas.

Powell Hotel

Between 1920-1929

Between 1930 - 1939

1930 Booker T. Washington High School was the only high school for black students in Dallas.

1937 Ollie McMillan became the first black nurse at Parkland Hospital.

Ollie Lee McMillian

Between 1930 - 1939

Between 1940 - 1949

1944 Juanita Craft becomes the first black woman to vote in Dallas County.

1945 Star Theatre which was the only movie house for Black customers in Oak Cliff.

Interview w/ Juanita Craft

Between 1940 - 1949

Between 1950 - 1959

Aug 30, 1956, Mansfield school board approved a plan to admit 12 Black students to all-white Mansfield High School. Many local white residents opposed integration.

September 2, 1956, 209 North Judkins street, Lloyd Austin and his family moved into a all white neighborhood, which caused a racial strife.

Interview W/ Juanita Craft

Between 1950 - 1959

Between 1960-1969

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was invited to speak in Dallas.

1963 FWISD desegregated.1965 AISD desegregated.
1965 MISD desegregated.

March 17, 1966, Dr. King gave his 2nd speech in Dallas at SMU.
1967 DISD desegregated.

Between 1960-1969

Between 1970 - 1979

In 1970, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram became the first big-city newspaper in Texas to hire a black reporter.

April of 1977 The Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society was founded.

Tarrant Co Blk Historical...H&GS

Between 1970 - 1979

Between 1980-1989

June 1, 1988, Dr. Marvin Edwards, becomes the new superintendent of DISD.

November 1, 1986, Richard S. Knight Jr. was made city manager by the Dallas City Council.

August 2, 1984, John Wiley Price was elected to the Dallas County Commissioner’s Court from District 3.

Between 1990 - 1999

1995, Ron Kirk was elected as Dallas’s first Black Mayor.

1997, Elzie Odom ran for
mayor of Arlington, winning 50.19% of votes as turnout reached a 10-year high.

City of Arlington

Between 1990 - 1999

Kennedy Ward

The story behind Find Black History

I love history
I want to learn more about my culture
Black history is U.S. history

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
(13) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
(A) gather information about a topic using a variety of valid oral and visual sources such as interviews, music, pictures, symbols, and artifacts with adult assistance; and
(B) sequence and categorize information.
(14) Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. The student is expected to:
(A) place events in chronological order;
(B) use social studies terminology related to time and chronology correctly, including before, after, next, first, last, yesterday, today, and tomorrow;
(C) express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences; and
(D) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.
(15) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others. The student is expected to use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution.

ELAR TEKS

Has this project made my life or the life of others better?

YES!

I have more things to be proud of!

I have more education! Now I can share the history with others! It's fun exploring things around town. I have a tool that other people can use to learn about Black history in this area. Other kids and adults should know that they do not need to go far to find important people and places in Black history! I began learning more about my family history as well!

Ward - Peterson Family Tree

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What is Black history?

“Black history is the individual and collective memory and evidence of places, events, contributions, actions, struggles, and successes that are important to society, Black people, Black culture, Black institutions, and Black communities.”

Black history is all around us.

Research Activities

Black history is all around us…

research

I searched for information about Black history. I saved the items in Google Sheets.

map

I used Google Maps to find the locations.

Understand

I read and listened to stories about why these places were important.

Between 1980-1989

Kennedy Ward

The story behind Find Black History

Has this project made my life or the life of others better?

I have more things to be proud of!

This project is submitted by Kennedy Ward

Cross Timbers Intermediate School, 5th Grade

GT Project 2021

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find.black.history.

What is Black history?

“Black history is the individual and collective memory and evidence of places, events, contributions, actions, struggles, and successes that are important to society, Black people, Black culture, Black institutions, and Black communities.”

Black history is all around us.

Research Activities

Black history is all around us…

research

I searched for information about Black history. I saved the items in Google Sheets.

map

I used Google Maps to find the locations.

Understand

I read and listened to stories about why these places were important.

Between 1980-1989

Kennedy Ward

The story behind Find Black History

Has this project made my life or the life of others better?

I have more things to be proud of!

This project is submitted by Kennedy Ward

Cross Timbers Intermediate School, 5th Grade

GT Project 2021

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