Their experiences as residents of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1955-90. Youth in East Texas; education in segregated schools; housing problems for African-Americans in Dallas; home improvements; social life; school activities; desegregation and closing of Hamilton Park Junior and Senior High Schools; flooding problems; Pacesetter; Civic League; zoning problems; the “Buy Out”; changes in quality of life in the community.

Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Segregated education in Dallas; African-American housing in Dallas; employment history; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; Hamilton Park School; home improvements; social life; church activities; school desegregation; Interorganizational Council; the “Buy Out.”

Her recollections about the African-American community in Texarkana, Texas, 1931-94; marriage customs; farm work; diet; birthing and child delivery; courting practices; education; cooking; child-rearing.