Schoolteacher. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-92. Segregated education in East Texas; graduation from Texas College; teaching career in Malakoff, Texas; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; employment at Hamilton Park School; desegregation of Hamilton Park School; fight to save Hamilton Park high School; transfer to Pearce High school in Richardson, Texas; Pacesetter; Interorganizational Council and Civic League; the “Buy Out.”