Dallas Weekly: Juanita J. Craft house and civil rights museum reopens

Representatives of Friends of Juanita J. Craft House, Junior League of Dallas and City of Dallas during the ribbon-cutting of the Juanita J. Craft House. Photo by Raven Jordan

The Juanita J. Craft House, a South Dallas historical landmark, was reopened as a Civil Rights Museum on Saturday, May 20.

Juanita J. Craft was an activist, former Democratic Precinct Chair, NAACP leader and former Dallas City Council member. Her work helped advance desegregation and racial equality in Dallas.

Over time, her house became a gathering spot for Black youth in the South Dallas community. The Junior League of Dallas, City of Dallas Arts and Culture and Friends of Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House & Museum partnered together to restore the house. Both restoration and rehabilitation of the house have been in the works since 2020.

Link to the story: https://dallasweekly.com/2023/05/city-of-dallas-reopens-juanita-j-craft-house-as-civil-rights-museum/