was a NAACP leader, former Democratic Precinct Chair, the first black woman in Texas history to be deputized as a poll tax collector, former Dallas City Councilmember
Mrs. Craft was a tireless advocate for desegregation, equal pay for blacks, equality in health care, and other civil rights issues.
She moved to the 2618 Warren Avenue home in 1950 when racial tension in the neighborhood was high. There were 11 bombings in the surrounding area from 1950-51 alone.
Despite this, her home became a meeting place for African American youth, whom Craft educated on civil rights issues and believed would shape the future of the civil rights struggle. Civil rights leaders such as Thurgood Marshall and politicians such as Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter also visited Juanita Craft in this home. The house, built in 1925, is a Craftsman Bungalow style.
2018
CREATING A CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER
Restore the home to the precise historic standards of when Juanita J. Craft lived in/occupied the home
Bring the attached garden to full realization of the Juanita J. Craft Memorial Garden
A working, operating civil rights museum
Texas Education Commission certified facility for teaching school children across the State of Texas
An official stop on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail – today there are no stops in Texas
