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
On Booker T. Washington
12018-04-07T03:03:22-07:00Maureen Grayab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3b197012plain2018-06-12T19:59:52-07:00Maureen Grayab288c53aefb942d3e6102c32f4d6e3a10268d3bDr. Dickey thanked the people that voted him Citizen of the Year but added that he would have to do something to irritate them because his people distrusted Negroes that white people liked too much. “That was Booker T. Washington’s trouble. Booker T. Washington was the greatest leader we ever had, but white people liked him too well, and the Negroes said: ‘…now, there’s something wrong…’ and they become kind of suspicious of a Negro leader where the white people talk about him as a ‘fine fellow.’” In no uncertain terms, Dr. James Lee Dickey was a fine fellow, but was also beloved by all in this small town of Taylor, Texas.