R.C. Hickman

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This week the Mineola Memorial Library hosted an open house. They were showing an R.C. Hickman photo exhibit. R.C. Hickman was a young, black man who was born and raised Mineola, Texas. As a young man Hickman served as a photographer in WWII. He enjoyed being behind the camera, and seeing the subject from a different perspective. After the war, he worked in Mineola at a family owned grocery store named Bar-20. He fell in love with Ruth Johnson and they married and moved to Dallas, Texas. Hickman worked as the photographer of the Dallas Star Post which was an African-American-owned newspaper and he was the official photographer of the NAACP. In 2007 Hickman died, but he left us his important and moving pictures that show what black life was like during the time of the Civil Rights Movement.











This pool had been opened to only whites. Now, it is open to all people, white or black. This was an exciting moment for all people in the civil rights movement.

      This is a picture of R.C. Hickman with his camera.



The Blacks were only allowed to attend one movie theater, the Majestic Cinema.







 Here are some links to show you more about R.C. Hickman!
R.C. Hickman
R.C. Hickman, Mansfield, Tx

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