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OH 1005

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeSTARKS, Vivian T. (b. 1907)
ProfessionsSchoolteacher

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1005
Date(s) of interview ,
DescriptionSchoolteacher. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1954-91. Segregated education in Bryan, Texas; Wiley College; teaching career in segregated Dallas schools; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; transportation problems; home improvements; church activities; Civic League; the “Buy Out”; zoning problems; Interorganizational Council and political activities; employment at Hamilton Park School; desegregation of Hamilton Park school and transfer to Richardson Independent School District; Pacesetter.
Interviewer(s)William Wilson
Physical Description105 pp.
Terms of UseOpen