Desegregation in Dallas
The store in this building became a fixture in downtown Dallas for several decades, and its lunch counter was the city’s first to be integrated during the 1960s. Dallas Times Herald women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry covered the event and then went on to cover the desegregation of Dallas neighborhoods. Many women’s pages covered the everyday events in the lives of African American women, such as club women and wedding announcements.
Desegregation in Dallas
The store in this building became a fixture in downtown Dallas for several decades, and its lunch counter was the city’s first to be integrated during the 1960s. Dallas Times Herald women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry covered the event and then went on to cover the desegregation of Dallas neighborhoods. Many women’s pages covered the everyday events in the lives of African American women, such as club women and wedding announcements.