Oral history interview with Lavonia Ephram, 1990 April 30 and July 2.

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Oral history interview with Lavonia Ephram, 1990 April 30 and July 2.

Interview with Lavonia Ephram concerning her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas from 1956 to 1990. Ephram discusses her youth in East Texas, farm life, her education in segregated schools, her marriage and move to Dallas, her employment as a domestic, African-American housing in Dallas, her decision to buy a home in Hamilton Park, home improvements, church activities, Hamilton Park School, the desegregation of Hamilton Park School and its integration with Richardson Independent School District, Pacesetter, Hamiltonians, Civic League, zoning problems, and the "Buy Out."

86 leaves ; 29 cm.

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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Texas Community History Oral History Project.

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Ephram, Lavonia, 1920-

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Wilson, William H. (William Henry), 1935-

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