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Jennifer Lawson Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Jennifer Lawson. A former PBS programming executive, Lawson grew up near Birmingham, Alabama, and was first arrested during a civil rights march in May 1963. She eventually left Tuskegee University to become a full-time field secretary for the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee. Working in Lowndes County, Alabama, Lawson helped create a series of comic books and billboards to promote voter education in 1966. Interview conducted over Zoom on November 8, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 34 minutes long.

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Jennifer Lawson Oral History

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11/08/2021

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

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Duration: 94 Minutes

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Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

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2021.001.0103

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: Jennifer Lawson - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Jennifer Lawson Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Jennifer Lawson. A former PBS programming executive, Lawson grew up near Birmingham, Alabama, and was first arrested during a civil rights march in May 1963. She eventually left Tuskegee University to become a full-time field secretary for the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee. Working in Lowndes County, Alabama, Lawson helped create a series of comic books and billboards to promote voter education in 1966. Interview conducted over Zoom on November 8, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 34 minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Jennifer Lawson Oral History

Date:

11/08/2021

Terms:

Interviews

Civil rights

Oral histories

Protests

Student

Arrest

Voting

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Dallas

Birmingham

Alabama

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: 94 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2021.001.0103

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: Jennifer Lawson - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator