The Urban League Movement

Communities throughout the United States saw changes during the turbulent 1960s that were a direct result of the civil rights movement. In Dallas, communities began addressing issues like voting rights, housing, employment and health, which directly affected African Americans. In 1966, a bi-racial committee began the organizational process to start a Dallas Urban League affiliate, following a meeting with Whitney M. Young Jr., President of the National Urban League.  The committee consisted of George Allen Sr., Alex Bickley, Aubrey Costa, Robert Cullum, R. A. Hester, H. Rhett James, Erik Johnson, Henry Lenoir, Lses Potter, Tom Shipp, A. Maceo Smith, J. A. Stanfield, L. Story Stemmons, C. A. Tatum, R. L. Thornton, and S. M. Wright.

 

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