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OH 0844

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeEPHRAM, Lavonia (b. ca. 1920)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0844
Date(s) of interview -
DescriptionHer experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Youth in East Texas; farm life; education in segregated schools; marriage and move to Dallas; employment as a domestic; African-American housing in Dallas; decision to buy in Hamilton Park; home improvements; church activities; Hamilton Park School; desegregation of Hamilton Park school and integration with Richardson Independent School District; Pacesetter; Hamiltonians; Civic League; zoning problems; the “Buy Out.”
Interviewer(s)William Wilson
Physical Description86 pp.
Terms of UseRestricted-interviewee’s written permission required for use