Dr. Wornie Reed Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Wornie Reed. As a student at Alabama State University, Reed took part in the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955-56. After moving to Washington, D.C., he participated in the 1963 March on Washington and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign and became active in the Black Power movement. Reed was acquainted with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for several years and attended his funeral in Atlanta. Interview conducted over Zoom on September 23, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 33 minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Dr. Wornie Reed Oral History

Date:

09/23/2021

Terms:

Interviews

Civil rights

Oral histories

Protests

Funeral

Funeral services

March on Washington

Student

Black power

Poor People's Campaign

King, Martin Luther, Jr.

Dallas

Washington, D.C.

Montgomery

Atlanta

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Kennedy Funeral (OHC)

Medium:

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

Dimensions:

Duration: 93 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2021.001.0087

Curatorial Note:

This oral history was one of seven featured interviews in the Museum's "Voices from the Civil Rights Movement" series on YouTube. This series, uploaded in January and February 2022, commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day as well as Black History Month. This interview with a series introduction may be viewed in full here: Voices from the Civil Rights Movement: Dr. Wornie Reed - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator