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
Chamber of Commerce Awards Program, January 23, 1953
12018-03-27T21:04:14-07:00Maureen Grayab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3b197011Banquet where Dr. James Lee Dickey was awarded Citizen of the Yearplain2018-03-27T21:04:14-07:0020160610170001-050020160610170001Maureen Grayab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3b
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1media/Lone Star Medical Assocation Meeting.png2018-02-21T02:47:22-08:00Accolades For a Good Man14More honors rain upon Dr. Dickeyimage_header2018-06-12T00:22:47-07:00As if a dam had broken, several other entities awarded the good doctor. The Taylor Negro Chamber of Commerce honored him less than a month later. His alma mater, Tillotson College, selected him “Alumnus of the Year” and granted him a Doctor of Humanities degree in 1953. Two years later Tillotson College, where Dr. Dickey served as a trustee, also named its new science building “The Dickey-Lawless Building” in his honor. In March, the Lone Star Medical Association selected Dickey the “General Practitioner of the Year,” and Paul Quinn College bestowed an honorary law degree. The news raced nation-wide. He was interviewed for Life Magazine and Time Magazine in addition to appearing on television’s "Texas in Review" and “Today” Show with Dave Garroway as host.
12018-03-27T21:00:29-07:00Dr. Dickey Receives the Citizen of the Year Award for 1952.2plain2018-03-27T21:11:02-07:00Though 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.
