Today the city of Dallas honors one of its most prolific civil rights leaders, Juanita Craft.
Mayor Eric Johnson issued a proclamation in 2022 to formally recognize and celebrate Craft's role in the fight for civil rights, here in North Texas and beyond, on Feb. 9 each year.
Some may know Craft as a former Dallas City Council member or for her efforts to desegregate the State Fair of Texas, but to Patricia Perez she was a mentor and a friend.
Perez is a founding member of the Friends of Juanita Craft Civil Rights House and Museum Board of Directors.
She took KERA's Ron Corning on a tour of Craft's former home in South Dallas last week, which is now a civil rights museum.
Click the play button above to listen to the full conversation.
Ron Corning is a host at KERA. Got a tip? Email Ron at rcorning@kera.org.
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