| Interviewee | JACKSON, Velma (b. 1929) |
| Professions | Clerk |
| Interview ID # | OH 0862 |
| Date(s) of interview | - |
| Description | 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.” |
| Interviewer(s) | William Wilson |
| Physical Description | 109 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |