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Once-banned book detailing racism in Dallas re-released – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

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A book titled “Accommodations” detailing race and racism in Dallas was re-released Thursday. News clippings supporting the content of are on display. Author Jim Schutze did his first research for the book in libraries from 1984 to 1986, before the advent of the Internet for searching for information.

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Jim Schutze, retired journalist and accommodation author

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300 people attended an event at the Dallas Central Library on Thursday for the re-release of The Accommodation

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Seventh-floor exhibits at the Dallas Central Library support the content of the book

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Dynamite bombing of black houses in the 1950s. An all-white grand jury found no criminal charges.

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Accommodation has been a low-circulation book at the Dallas Library for years and has received little attention until now.

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A limited number of copies of this book have been available in libraries over the years.

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Hamilton Park was a black-only district

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The Fair Park neighborhood of black-owned homes was leveled to expand the Dallas Fair Park parking lot.

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Racism at the Texas State Fair, including a day for clans.

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The Dallas Citizens Council had a lot of power over the issue.

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RL Thornton still has a freeway in Dallas with his name on it.

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