Civil Rights leader had roots in Round Rock ISD

Juanita Jewell Shanks Craft, a leader in the Texas Civil Rights Movement and a recipient of several national humanitarian awards, had roots in Round Rock ISD. Craft was born in Round Rock, Texas on February 9, 1902. She was the only child of Round Rock ISD educators David Sylvestus (D.S.) and Eliza Lydia Balfour (E.L.) Shanks.

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