Dallas: Juanita J Craft Civil Rights House

Wood framed house with closed in porch
Room with large photos on wall and old television set with door open to bedroom

Home interior

Portrait of Juanita J. Craft

Juanita J. Craft

Bed with a quilt and a purse that says Pay Your Poll Tax

Home interior

Group of people with their hands raised and a sign that says Pay Your Poll Tax

Swearing in of poll tax collectors in Dallas

Group of six men and one woman on the steps of a building

Craft with members of the NAACP leadership.

Photograph of Juanita J. Craft as a young woman in a cardboard frame

A young Juanita Craft (Humanities Texas)

The Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House is one of only three house museums in the nation honoring major female figures in the modern civil rights movement. Craft organized 185 NAACP chapters throughout Texas, lead efforts toward desegregation at the University of Texas School of Law, North Texas State University (now University of North Texas) and the State Fair of Texas. Taking a leadership role in Dallas politics, she was elected to two terms on the Dallas city council. In Addition to this site, Dallas has named a park, recreation center, and post office after Craft.

Juanita J Craft Civil Rights House

  • Hours: Temporarily closed for renovations
  • Admission: none
  • 2618 Warren Ave., Dallas, TX
  • 214-939-2787 ext 5
  • National Register of Historic Places

The Juanita J. Craft Park and Recreation Center 

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