John Wiley Price Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with John Wiley Price. An outspoken Dallas community leader and civil rights activist, Price was the first African American elected to the Dallas County Commissioners Court (1985-present). He was involved at the county level in the development of The Sixth Floor exhibit and filmmaker Oliver Stone's use of the former Texas School Book Depository building during the production of JFK in 1991. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on July 3, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-two minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

John Wiley Price Oral History

Date:

07/03/2013

Terms:

Oral histories

"JFK"

Civil rights

Community leaders

Dallas County commissioners

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas County Historical Foundation

Dallas

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)

Community Leaders (OHC)

Popular Culture (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 42 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0078

Curatorial Note:

As of spring 2023, John Wiley Price remains the Dallas County Commissioner for District 3, after first taking office more than thirty-five years ago on January 1, 1985. - Stephen Fagin, Curator