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[Clipping: Negro Development will Be Dedicated]

Description: Clipping of a newspaper article regarding the upcoming dedication ceremony of the redevelopment of Hamilton Park. The project for the 173-acre subdivision was sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association with the motivation to end the housing shortage for Black people in Dallas. Speakers of the dedication ceremony will include Mayor R.L Thornton, Fred F. Florence, Ben H. Wooten, C.B. Bunkley Jr., president of the Dallas Negro Chamber of Commerce, as well as other prominent Dallas c… more
Date: September 30, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Clipping: New Negro Community To Be Dedicated Sunday]

Description: Clipping of an article on the Dallas Morning News regarding the upcoming dedication ceremony of the new development Hamilton Park. The new addition will end the housing shortage in the predominantly Black Dallas subdivision, which was sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. The ceremony will recognize the association and its president, Jerome Crossman, as well as other prominent Dallas citizens and Black leaders who will be present to speak.
Date: September 30, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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