Al lipscomb dallas biography
The Anti-Apartheid Movement in North Texas.
Al Lipscomb
Albert ‘Al’ Lipscomb was a Dallas, Texas civil and political rights activist who served as a member of the Dallas city council and was crucial in reshaping the way that the city voted for city council members.
Lipscomb was born in East Dallas in He attended Dallas public schools and upon graduating, joined the Army Air Forces in where he served in California for four years.
Al lipscomb dallas biography
He largely dedicated his life to fighting for the equal rights and treatment of under served minority groups in Dallas. During the civil rights movement, he was part of the Dallas chapter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
Lipscomb also joined President Lyndon B. Johnson’s movement that declared a War on Poverty in , where he served as a neighborhood organizer for the Dallas Community Action Agency.
In the s, Lipscomb was the spokesperson for the Dallas Anti-Apartheid Campaign.
He advocated for the divestment of the city of Dallas and encouraged busine