Billy R. Allen Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Billy R. Allen. A community leader and minority advocate for many years, Allen served on the founding board of the African American Museum in Dallas. He was attending Henderson County Junior College in Athens, Texas, at the time of the assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 11, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Billy R. Allen Oral History

Date:

05/11/2015

Terms:

Oral histories

Civil rights

Student

Dallas

Athens

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Community Leaders (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 40 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2015.001.0068

Curatorial Note:

The extensive collection of folk art at the Dallas African American Museum was named in honor of Mr. Allen. Having grown to include more than 500 objects as of 2022, the Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection is one of the largest collections of African American folk art in the country. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator