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A Guide to Historic African American Communities in Burleson County
Community Leaders
Dabney Hill Descendant
Gloria Smith
As a descendant of Daniel Dabney, Gloria Smith strives to save Dabney Hill and keep the cultural history within the structures of Snook, Texas.
Dabney Hill Descendant
Doris Workmon
As a descendant of Daniel Dabney, Doris Workmon attended Jones High School and graduated from Snook High.
Community Member
Earl Munson
A resident of Clay, TX, a community near Dabney Hill. He attended Jones High before integration.
"My family was a part of the diaspora that moved from Dabney Hill in the 1920s when they started migrating out of Black settlements to get better jobs. People went to Chicago. People went to Houston. And my grandfathers? We are descendants".
Gloria Smith
Earl MunsonOral History
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"Jones was a pretty small school, it came here to Dabney Hill around 53' or 54'. I think there were around 450-500 students there from elementary school to high school students"
Earl Munson
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