Sugar Hill is a housing project in Texas’ richest county that has endured 40 years of economic and racial isolation. Rock Carpenter is a struggling pastor drawn inside the gates by a stubborn faith. This photographic narrative follows the Jacksons, a family who was part of his ministry, for three years through the illness and death of their matriarch, Gloria, and their constant struggle against poverty.
In 2007, I worked as photo editor as
Dallas Morning News staff photographer
Melanie Burford and writer Paul Meyer told the story of the struggling housing project in the midst of the pretentious wealth of Collin County. Here are some pages from the project.
