Justin F. Kimball High Schoo
Justin F. Kimball was one of the persons maintaining the racial order in Dallas, Texas in the first half of the 20th century. He wrote the book "Our City - Dallas" which was used as a textbook for years in the school system. In it are his justifications for segregation, denial of voting rights, and excuses for lynching.
Regarding the book, the question you first need to ask is who is the “our” in the title, “Our City – Dallas.” And, who are not part of the “our,” but are instead the others.
Also, this is how white supremacy was built and run and normalized in Dallas. A lot of focus is given to transitory, sensational and marginal racist groups like the Ku Klux Klan and others in history, but the book, “Our Dallas,” shows how white supremacy was actually run, while always proclaiming concern for African American welfare, by the mainstream establishment in Dallas. This is how African American lives were crushed routinely and daily in the Dallas of the past. In many ways this book is the very essence of Dallas in the expression of concern for African Americans while in reality constructing a system to crush the lives of African Americans.
The link to the webhosting for this paper is at this link and you can download it.
issuu.com/edwardh.sebesta/docs/our_dallas_on_segregation_and_lynching
In reading the paper you will notice that this racist book is endorsed by E.H. Cary, Edward Titche, and the Kessler Plan Board. I haven't located who made up the Kessler Plan Board, and I haven't identified who were the members of the Dallas Independent School District who approved this book to be used for the instruction of students.
Regarding the book, the question you first need to ask is who is the “our” in the title, “Our City – Dallas.” And, who are not part of the “our,” but are instead the others.
Also, this is how white supremacy was built and run and normalized in Dallas. A lot of focus is given to transitory, sensational and marginal racist groups like the Ku Klux Klan and others in history, but the book, “Our Dallas,” shows how white supremacy was actually run, while always proclaiming concern for African American welfare, by the mainstream establishment in Dallas. This is how African American lives were crushed routinely and daily in the Dallas of the past. In many ways this book is the very essence of Dallas in the expression of concern for African Americans while in reality constructing a system to crush the lives of African Americans.
The link to the webhosting for this paper is at this link and you can download it.
issuu.com/edwardh.sebesta/docs/our_dallas_on_segregation_and_lynching
In reading the paper you will notice that this racist book is endorsed by E.H. Cary, Edward Titche, and the Kessler Plan Board. I haven't located who made up the Kessler Plan Board, and I haven't identified who were the members of the Dallas Independent School District who approved this book to be used for the instruction of students.
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