War Information
10 sectionsWar History of Dallas
Dallas has played a significant role in America's military conflicts throughout its history.
Post-Reconstruction Era
After the Civil War, Dallas became a center of racial tension. White supremacist groups used violence to suppress newly freed Black communities.
World War II
The Naval Air Station Dallas and defense industries played a vital role supplying US forces. Thousands of Black Americans migrated to Dallas for work.
War on Drugs and Mass Incarceration
In the 1980s, the War on Drugs targeted South Dallas's predominantly Black neighborhoods, leading to mass arrests and family destruction.
