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James Lee Dickey: An Analysis of One African-American's Leadership in Jim Crow TexasMain MenuJames Lee Dickey: An Analysis of One African American's Leadership in Jim Crow TexasIntroductionSlave No MoreFreedman after Bondage 1865 - 1955African American LeadershipContenders for the TitleJames Lee DickeyThe Leadership of James Lee DickeyLocations in Dr. James Lee Dickey's StoryGoogle locations for Dr. Dickey's BiographyMaureen Grayab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3b
Dr. Dickey Receives the Citizen of the Year Award for 1952.
12018-03-27T21:00:29-07:00Maureen Grayab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3b197013plain2018-03-27T21:11:40-07:00Maureen Grayab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3bThough nothing is written regarding the atmosphere at the banquet where an African American doctor received the highest award in a southern town, several witnesses have corroborated that not everyone was delighted. The banquet was traditionally held at the Taylor Country Club which did not permit colored people in the facility unless they were workers. Under the threat of relocating the annual banquet, the country club permitted Dr. Dickey to come as a guest...through the back door. When his award was announced, he was received with both cheers and jeers.