Tink Hill spoke to us about "The Myth of East Austin." He told us how there were several freeman communities in the Austin area after the Civil War. However, in 1927, a city master plan set aside six square miles in east Austin to be the “Negro area,” and pushed all Black residents to move to that area by not providing services to the freeman communities in other areas of Austin. By 1932, most Black residents had moved to east Austin. Tink has vivid memories of growing up in a vibrant community in east Austin. The schools and churches were the primary centers of the community, but there were many different types of businesses in the area that catered to the residents. Tink listed numerous businesses and community organizations that he remembers from his childhood. He then showed as a video about what is happening currently in east Austin and how the community is trying to protect what remains from the past and preserve what is left of the history of this Black community. A very interesting and informative presentation!