[Clipping: Rites Dedicate Housing Area]

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Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding the houses that were built in Hamilton Park. Mayor R.L. Thornton Jr., along with prominent Black leaders and citizens joined together to celebrate the new houses that aim to end the housing shortage. The mayor is optimistic that Hamilton Park's new homes will create a city that will serve everyone and create a balanced environment in Dallas.

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2 clippings : ill. ; 35 x 25 cm., or smaller.

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Creator: Unknown. May 3, 1954.

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Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding the houses that were built in Hamilton Park. Mayor R.L. Thornton Jr., along with prominent Black leaders and citizens joined together to celebrate the new houses that aim to end the housing shortage. The mayor is optimistic that Hamilton Park's new homes will create a city that will serve everyone and create a balanced environment in Dallas.

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2 clippings : ill. ; 35 x 25 cm., or smaller.

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  • "Rites Dedicate Housing Area," Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX, May 3, 1954

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  • Preferred Citation: Dallas Citizen's Interracial Association Records (AR0099), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and documents highlighting housing development, infrastructure, and integration issues in Dallas in the 1950s and 1960s.

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[Clipping: Rites Dedicate Housing Area], clipping, May 3, 1954; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1835833/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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