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And her mom and dad. they moved all the way from near shreveport, louisiana, all the way to ft. worth to pay $165 for their house in new york avenue in ft. worth in the fifth ward in ft. worth. the neighborhood today, that is interstate and major highways that sort of have the effect of cutting it off from a lot of the rest of ft. worth, but back in the late 1930s, of course before all the interstate and all that, and the most important thing to know about the neighborhood when it came to young 12-year- old and her family, was that they were a black family that was moving in for a way out east by the louisiana line, and that neighborhood they were moving into was a mostly white neighborhood. and they move there in june of 1939. they had been told apparently by a local real estate agent it would be fine, even though they ....
Into was a mostly white neighborhood at least a street. and they move there in june of 1939, they had been told by a local real estate agent that it would be fine even though they were a black family moving into a mostly white neighborhood. it was not fine, they did not last the week. it made the local news and the headlines that are still hard to look at today. fourth worth crowds attacks negroes. violence climaxed observance of negroes a men s position when a crowd estimated of 500 persons stormed the house of otis flake. the man hurled rocks and entered the dwelling and began carrying furniture into the street after mr. flake, his wife and three children fled from the house. flake moved into the house last friday. for four nights, since they ve been there, police have watched the area attempting to disperse ....
Avenue in ft. worth in the fifth ward in ft. worth. a neighborhood today that is hemmed in on three sides bay zillion lanes of interstate and major highways that sort of have the effect of cutting it off from a lot of the rest of ft. worth, but back in the late 1930s, that of course was before all of the interstates and all of that, and the most important thing to know about that neighborhood when it came to young 12-year-old opal and her family, was that they were a black family that was moving in, from way out east by the louisiana line, and that neighborhood they were moving into was a mostly white neighborhood at east annie street in ft. worth, they moved there in june of 1939 and told by a local real estate agent they would be fine even though they were a black family moving into a mostly white neighborhood. it was not fine. they did not last a week. and it made the local news in the headlines that are still hard to look at today. ....