Skip to main content

OH 0835

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeFIELDS, Le Verne (b. ca. 1935)
ProfessionsCommunity leader

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0835
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionCommunity leader. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1959-90. Youth in segregated East Texas; lack of housing for African Americans; decision to buy a home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; flooding problems; employment; entertainment and social activities; church activities; desegregation of the Hamilton Park School; Pacesetter; zoning problems; Civic League; traffic problems; park development; the “Buy Out.”
Interviewer(s)William Wilson
Physical Description91 pp.
Terms of UseOpen