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What was Dallas like for African Americans during Segregation and the Civil Rights movement?

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Texas History Specialist

Beginning in the mid-1940s, Dallas newspaper and commercial photographer Marion Butts, Sr. (1924-2002), recorded various facets of African-American community life in Dallas for almost sixty years.  The rich collection documents not only segregation and civil rights events, but also the … Continue reading →

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Black History Month in Dallas – through the lens of Marion Butts

Posted on February 4, 2011 by beth

Lee Marion Butts, Sr. (1924 – 2002), an African-American commercial photographer and editor of the Dallas Express, recorded events and community life in Dallas as part of a career that spanned the last half of the twentieth century. His rich … Continue reading →

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