Community leader. His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1955-90; education in segregated schools; early work experience; military service in World War II; employment at Consolidated Lloyds Insurance Company; African-American housing in Dallas; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; description of original house floor plan; social life; pride of home ownership; transportation problems; Civic League; Interorganizational Council and political activities; flooding problems; zoning problems; church activities; Hamilton Park School; desegregation of schools; Christian Action Layman’s League; Pacesetter; the “Buy Out.”