Juanita J. Craft | |
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 Craft during her tenure as a city council member in Dallas, Texas, 1976. | |
| Born | Juanita Jewel Shanks February 9, 1902 Round Rock, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 1985 (aged 83)[1][2] Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1935–1984 |
| Known for | Activist during the Civil Rights Movement |
| Spouses | Charles Floyd Langham
(m. 1921; div. 1925)Johnnie Edward Craft
(m. 1937; died 1950) |
| Awards | Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award (1984) NAACP Golden Heritage Life Membership Award (1978) |
Juanita Craft (born Juanita Jewel Shanks; February 9, 1902 – August 6, 1985) was an American activist and politician. Craft was an activist in the civil rights movement and also served as a member of the Dallas City Council in Texas.[3][4]
- ^ NPS - Civil Rights - Juanita Craft
- ^ Dallas News - Decades after death of Juanita Craft, the Dallas civil rights leader's legacy still looms large - February 14, 2017
- ^ Women In Texas History - Juanita Craft
- ^ "Black Dallas Remembered gathering honors civil rights leader Juanita Craft". Denton Record-Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-06-30.