Dr. Mimi Real Oral History

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Dr. Mimi Real Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Mimi Real. A civil rights activist and Freedom Rider, Real was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, in June 1961 and spent one month in a state penitentiary. She remained active in the Civil Rights Movement for several years and was working on voter registration in Louisiana at the time of the Kennedy assassination. Interview conducted over Zoom on July 21, 2021 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and thirty-eight minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Dr. Mimi Real Oral History

Date:

07/21/2021

Medium:

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

Dimensions:

Duration: 100 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2021.001.0060

Curatorial Note:

As discussed during this oral history, Dr. Real has remained dedicated to sharing her experiences during the Civil Rights Movement with young people around the country. A number of her interviews and presentations may be found online, including this two-hour, student-led oral history recorded in 2020, available as part of the Civil Rights Movement Archive: Dr. Mimi Real - Student Interview on Vimeo. The Civil Rights Movement Archive has also made available this June 1964 field report from West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, co-written by Real (then Mimi Feingold) and activist Ronnie Sigal: CORE Field Report, West Feliciana Parish, Lousiana, June 23 & 24,1964 (crmvet.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

Dr. Mimi Real Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Mimi Real. A civil rights activist and Freedom Rider, Real was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, in June 1961 and spent one month in a state penitentiary. She remained active in the Civil Rights Movement for several years and was working on voter registration in Louisiana at the time of the Kennedy assassination. Interview conducted over Zoom on July 21, 2021 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and thirty-eight minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Dr. Mimi Real Oral History

Date:

07/21/2021

Terms:

Civil rights

Oral histories

Protests

Arrest

Voting

Dallas

Jackson

Louisiana

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Medium:

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

Dimensions:

Duration: 100 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2021.001.0060

Curatorial Note:

As discussed during this oral history, Dr. Real has remained dedicated to sharing her experiences during the Civil Rights Movement with young people around the country. A number of her interviews and presentations may be found online, including this two-hour, student-led oral history recorded in 2020, available as part of the Civil Rights Movement Archive: Dr. Mimi Real - Student Interview on Vimeo. The Civil Rights Movement Archive has also made available this June 1964 field report from West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, co-written by Real (then Mimi Feingold) and activist Ronnie Sigal: CORE Field Report, West Feliciana Parish, Lousiana, June 23 & 24,1964 (crmvet.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator