Interview with A. W. Dupree Jr., resident of Hamilton Park neighborhood in Dallas, Texas from 1966-1990. Dupree discusses his youth in Dallas; service in U.S. military in World War II; musical career; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park and experiences as a resident; home improvements; church activities; desegregation of Hamilton Park School; Pacesetter; commercial encroachment; the “Buy Out.”
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Oral History Interview with A. W. Dupree, 1990
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Oral history interview with A. W. Dupree, Jr., July 23, 1990
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Oral history interview with A. W. Dupree, Jr., August 16, 1990
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Interview with A. W. Dupree Jr., resident of Hamilton Park neighborhood in Dallas, Texas from 1966-1990. Dupree discusses his youth in Dallas; service in U.S. military in World War II; musical career; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park and experiences as a resident; home improvements; church activities; desegregation of Hamilton Park School; Pacesetter; commercial encroachment; the “Buy Out.”
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Wilson, William H. (William Henry), 1935- & Dupree, A. W., Jr.Oral History Interview with A. W. Dupree, 1990,
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{1990-07-23,1990-08-16};
Denton, Texas.
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accessed November 24, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
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