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OH 0871

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeWILLIAMS, Joseph R. (b. 1920)
ProfessionsPhysician

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0871
Date(s) of interview ,
DescriptionPhysician. His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, in 1950s and 1960s. Childhood and education in Dallas; medical school at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, 1942-45; Army career; segregated housing in Dallas; discrimination against African-American physicians; dealing with the white power structure in Dallas; civil rights activities; decision to build home in Hamilton Park; Hamilton Park School and quality of education; comments about Karl Hoblitzelle; zoning problems; school desegregation; Pacesetter; decision to leave Hamilton Park.
Interviewer(s)William Wilson
Physical Description132 pp.
Terms of UseOpen