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OH 1036

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeCOLLIER, La Petta (b. ca. 1920)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1036
Date(s) of interview -
DescriptionHer experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1957-91. Segregated rural education in south Texas; housing for African-Americans in Dallas, 1950s; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; Civic League; Hamilton Park School; desegregation; zoning problems; church activities; the “Buy Out.”
Interviewer(s)William Wilson
Physical Description65 pp
Terms of UseOpen