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Ed Cloutman Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Ed Cloutman. A Louisiana native, Cloutman has devoted his entire law career to civil rights. Upon moving to Dallas in 1970, he became the lead attorney in the controversial court case to integrate the Dallas Independent School District. He remained with the case until 2003 and argued it before the U.S. Supreme Court.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 8, 2011 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-six minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Ed Cloutman Oral History

Date:

04/08/2011

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 56 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.001.0033

Curatorial Note:

Sam Tasby, the lead plaintiff in the court case to integrate the DISD that is discussed at length during this interview, also recorded an oral history in 2011. It may be accessed here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/33015. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

Ed Cloutman Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Ed Cloutman. A Louisiana native, Cloutman has devoted his entire law career to civil rights. Upon moving to Dallas in 1970, he became the lead attorney in the controversial court case to integrate the Dallas Independent School District. He remained with the case until 2003 and argued it before the U.S. Supreme Court.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 8, 2011 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-six minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Ed Cloutman Oral History

Date:

04/08/2011

Terms:

Oral histories

Civil rights

Lawsuit

Attorney

Integration

Cloutman, Ed

Tasby, Sam

Dallas Independent School District

Supreme Court of the United States

Dallas

Louisiana

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Community Leaders (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 56 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.001.0033

Curatorial Note:

Sam Tasby, the lead plaintiff in the court case to integrate the DISD that is discussed at length during this interview, also recorded an oral history in 2011. It may be accessed here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/33015. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator