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PATRICK, Mildred (b. 1929)

ProfessionsSchoolteacher

Oral Histories

OH 0965

Schoolteacher. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1959-91. Youth in East Texas; education in segregated schools; decision to move to Hamilton Park; home improvements; church activities; Hamilton Park School; flooding problems; desegregation of Hamilton Park School and coming of Pacesetter; violations of deed restrictions; zoning problems; the “Buy Out”; recent changes in the neighborhood.