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
Industrial Arts Teacher in Marlin, Texas
12018-02-09T02:26:47-08:00Maureen Grayab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3b197013Colored school in Marlin, TXplain2018-06-17T23:54:48-07:00Maureen Grayab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3bMarlin, Texas was established in 1834 and is located in Falls County 24 miles southeast of Waco. Having been settled by slaveholders from Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, Marlin was 40% black at the end of the Civil War. During Reconstruction, black population decreased while the white population increased. Two community black schools were organized in 1875; they were dependent on state funds and met in the Baptist and African Methodist church buildings. In 1916 the city council voted to build a school for blacks. Later, the school was moved to Commerce Street and was named Booker T. Washington. Teachers and students were integrated in the Marlin Independent Schools by 1970–71.