Their experiences as residents of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Early years in East Texas; African-American housing in Dallas; decision to buy a home in Hamilton Park; transportation problems; social life; school activities; Hamilton Park Civic League; church activities, desegregation of the Hamilton Park School; Christian Action Layman’s League; Pacesetter; zoning problems; flooding problems; crime; the “Buy Out.”

Pastor. His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1954-91. Youth in South-central Texas; Marine Corps experience in World War II; early employment in Dallas; African-American housing problems in Dallas; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; shopping; social activities; church activities; Hamilton Park School; Civic League; zoning problems; recent changes in the community.

Their experiences as residents of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1955-90. Youth in East Texas; education in segregated schools; housing problems for African-Americans in Dallas; home improvements; social life; school activities; desegregation and closing of Hamilton Park Junior and Senior High Schools; flooding problems; Pacesetter; Civic League; zoning problems; the “Buy Out”; changes in quality of life in the community.

Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Segregated education in Dallas; African-American housing in Dallas; employment history; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; Hamilton Park School; home improvements; social life; church activities; school desegregation; Interorganizational Council; the “Buy Out.”

Their experiences as residents of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1955-80. Youth in central Texas; education in segregated schools; decision to build home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; school activities; desegregation of Hamilton Park School; development of Mitchell Mail Service; transportation problems; zoning problems; Interorganizational Council; the “Buy Out”; current neighborhood problems.

Community leader. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Early life in East Texas; moving to Dallas; job opportunities for African Americans; employment at Parkland hospital in Dallas, 1954-69; decision to buy a home in Hamilton Park; Hamilton Park school activities; Hamilton Park civic League; Biracial Committee; her children; street and traffic problems; zoning problems comments about Olin Scurlock; transportation problems; desegregation and closing of Hamilton Park High School; Christian Action Layman’s League; recreational needs; flooding problems; Willie B.

Clerk. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Youth in East Texas; employment in Dallas; African-American housing problems; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; home maintenance and improvements; transportation problems; social organizations; Hamilton Park School; church activities; Interorganizational Council and other political activities; zoning problems; Civic League; desegregation of schools; closing of the junior high and high school; Pacesetter; the “Buy Out.”

Clergyman, community leader. His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, during the 1950s and 1960s. Youth and adolescent years in Waco; segregated education; college at Huston-Tillotson, 1952-56; entry to Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, 1956; organizing the Hamilton Park Methodist Church and his pastorship there; his home in Hamilton Park; his political activities; church youth programs; zoning problems; Hamilton Park School and desegregation.

Businessman. His role in the development of Hamilton Park, Texas, as a residential area for African Americans during the 1950s. His relationship with Carr P. Collins and Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company; formation of Associated Construction Company and construction of housing in Hamilton Park; role of Hoblitzelle Foundation in purchasing land for home-building sites; role of Jerome Crossman and Dallas Interracial Association; selection of house building plans; loan approvals.

Educator. His experiences concerning the integration of the Hamilton Park, Texas, school and the establishment of the Pacesetter program. His employment at the Hamilton Park School; federal desegregation suits; activities of Hamilton Park Civic League; decision to establish Pacesetter; fate of black teachers; PTA activities.