Did Dallas ISD’s sale of the segregated Fred Douglass School seal Gilbert-Emory’s fate?

Did Dallas ISD’s sale of the segregated Fred Douglass School seal Gilbert-Emory’s fate?

It wasn’t until Emmanuel Glover and Sarah Ashitey moved into Gilbert-emory that they learned their new house was in a historical African-American settlement.

West Dallas

Sujata Dand - May 1, 2023

Gilbert-Emory neighbors watch their historically Black community vanish, one half-million-dollar townhome at a time

Gilbert-Emory neighbors watch their historically Black community vanish, one half-million-dollar townhome at a time

The rapid sweep of gentrification has already wiped away many old homes in the once redlined Gilbert-Emory community.

West Dallas

Dianne Solis - May 1, 2023