Sharlene Kranz Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Sharlene Kranz. As a high school student in Washington, D.C. in 1963, Kranz became active with the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, attended the March on Washington, and visited the Capitol Rotunda to pay her respects during the assassination weekend. She continued to work for SNCC in the New York and Washington offices and in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1965. As part of the National Welfare Rights Organization, she participated in the 1968 Poor People's Campaign. Interview conducted over Zoom on August 30, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 67 minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Sharlene Kranz Oral History

Date:

08/30/2021

Terms:

Interviews

Oral histories

Civil rights

Funeral

Funeral services

Student

March on Washington

Childhood

Poor People's Campaign

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Dallas

Washington, D.C.

New York

Tuskegee

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Kennedy Funeral (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 67 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2021.001.0079

Curatorial Note:

As discussed during this interview, Ms. Kranz is a board member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Legacy Project. As of spring 2022, she manages the organization's website, an extensive online repository preserving the history and legacy of SNCC: SNCC Legacy - Home (sncclegacyproject.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator