JUANITA J. CRAFT CIVIL RIGHTS HOUSE & MUSEUM


YOU'RE INVITED



to a special event in celebration of Juanita J. Craft’s 117th Birthday (2/9/1902). This event is also recognition of support, and community engagement on the completion of the Historic Structures Report of Mrs. Craft’s home at 2618 Warren Ave, detailing actions and works to move the site to a museum and a center of education in civil rights for Dallas, Texas.



WHEN

Saturday, February 9, 2019, 10:00 – 11:30 AM


WHERE

South Dallas Cultural Center

3400 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75210



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We are inviting all who are part of the civil rights history in Dallas, Ms. Craft’s legacy, the neighborhood, and those who want to learn and be a part of this journey in making her historic home a civil rights museum for Dallas and the Southern United States. The home will move into the next phase of development as a museum and civil rights education center. We will share the plans for this historic structure, inform you of our progress, and offer you the opportunity to support the work.



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The morning of the event will include a panel conversation facilitated by Matrice Ellis Kirk on the civil rights history connected with individuals who lived through the significant historic period, plus the panel will include a member Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House & Museum Steering Committee to discuss the future plans for the museum/Historic Structures Report. You will also enjoy music and entertaining presentations. Significant support to this event and to the Craft Home are coming from the Dallas Parks Foundation and the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs.



HOST COMMITTEE



Willie Mae Coleman

2018 Juanita J. Craft Humanitarian Award Recipient, Civil Rights Activist


Cannon Flowers

City of Dallas Arts & Culture Advisory Commissioner, At-Large


Mitchell Glieber

President, State Fair of Texas


Hon. Veletta Forsythe Lill

Preservationist, Former City Council Member


Linda Lydia

NAACP


Sarah Cotton Nelson

Chief Philanthropy Officer, Communities Foundation of Texas


Patricia Perez

“Craft Kid”, Civil Rights Activist


Donald Payton

City of Dallas Landmark Commissioner, Civil Rights Historian


Chandler Vaughn

Juanita J. Craft Foundation


Sonya Woods

City of Dallas Park Board Member



2618 WARREN AVE | DALLAS, TX





THE HOUSE IS OPEN BY APPOINTMENT.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE CITY OF DALLAS OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS at 214-670-3687

Donations by mail, payable to :
Dallas Parks Foundation
Memo: Juanita J. Craft
Dallas Parks Foundation
9540 Garland Road
Suite 381-117 | Dallas, TX 75218.