Good trouble: Remembering a tenacious Tasby 50 years later

To mark the 50-year anniversary of the order to desegregate Dallas ISD schools, this week we are celebrating the courage of Sam Tasby, the civil rights icon behind the lawsuit that led to the desegregation order.

Read how two of Sam Tasby’s descendants are working in Dallas ISD to continue his legacy.

See the events that paved the road to desegregation, and the work that still continues today.

Hear from Mary Crossland, a recent retiree who was among the first group of Black educators on the frontlines of desegregation in Dallas ISD.

Reckoning With Segregation: How Dallas ISD is working toward racial equity