This groundbreaking book tells the incredible stories of black Dallas women who survived and prospered despite overwhelming obstacles. From Dallas’s earliest days to the present, these amazing women have made outstanding contributions in education, religion, civil rights, business, clubs, politics, the arts, and culture. Black women of Dallas, along with their sisters around the nation, have blazed new trails by overcoming prejudice to accomplish their objectives and improve their communities. Dallas and Texas are better places because of them.