Fort Lauderdale as the "James A Dallas Sr. Street" in honor of Dallas in December 2004. James A. Dallas Sr. Street was the first street in downtown Fort Lauderdale named in honor of an African-American man. The Mayor of Fort Lauderdale also proclaimed December 4, 2004, James A. Dallas Day. Personal life Dallas married educator Margie Sweet Dallas in 1950. They remained married until her death in 1987. The couple's three children are attorney Ronald K. Dallas, James A. Dallas ll, P.T. and Michele A. Dallas, DDS. References 1917 births 2004 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American educators 21st-century American businesspeople African-American businesspeople African-American founders American founders African Americans in World War II African-American schoolteachers Schoolteachers from Florida American expatriates in Japan Florida A&M University alumni Howard University alumni Nightclub owners People from Monticello, Florida Businesspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Businesspeople from Miami United States Army soldiers 20th-century African-American educators 21st-century African-American people African-American United States Army personnel United States Army personnel of World War II