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OH 0958

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeGARNETT, Mary E. (b. ca 1930)
ProfessionsSchoolteacher

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0958
Date(s) of interview - ,
DescriptionSchoolteacher. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-92. Segregated education in East Texas; graduation from Texas College; teaching career in Malakoff, Texas; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; employment at Hamilton Park School; desegregation of Hamilton Park School; fight to save Hamilton Park high School; transfer to Pearce High school in Richardson, Texas; Pacesetter; Interorganizational Council and Civic League; the “Buy Out.”
Interviewer(s)William Wilson
Physical Description65 pp.
Terms of UseOpen