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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's High School in Waco
12017-07-11T13:39:30-07:00Maureen Grayab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3b197013A. J. Moore High School Waco, TXplain2017-07-11T13:43:06-07:00Maureen Grayab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3b
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12017-07-25T17:03:30-07:00Early Years23plain2018-06-12T00:10:59-07:00James Dickey was always a conscientious student. He attended the 2nd District Negro School in Waco, graduating as valedictorian in 1912 from A. J. Moore High School. Most young people in the South did not attend college in the early 1900’s, not only because of the financial burden, but more importantly, it was deemed unnecessary since the primary economic activity was farming or domestic service. Higher education was an even more unusual occurrence when the student was black, nonetheless, James became the first Dickey to attend college. He supported himself at Tillotson Normal and Collegiate School in Austin, Texas, by waiting tables and tending furnaces. His annual tuition at Tillotson was $42.
