Dr. Luther Holcomb Oral History
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Dr. Luther Holcomb Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Luther Holcomb. Director of the Dallas Council of Churches in 1963, Holcomb was a longtime religious and civic leader involved in the city's integration efforts. He was among those who greeted the Kennedys at Dallas Love Field and later gave a prayer at the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon after news of the shooting reached the attendees.Interview conducted at Dr. Luther's home on August 27, 1992 by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is one hour and fifty minutes long.
Dr. Luther Holcomb Oral History
08/27/1992
Hi-8 videotape
2 3/4 × 4 × 3/4 in. (7 × 10.2 × 1.9 cm)Duration: 110 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1992.009.0007
Dr. Luther Holcomb (1911-2003) was among those public and behind-the-scenes leaders in Dallas who insisted that the city avoid the racial violence seen in other southern cities and pushed for peaceful integration of stores, restaurants, and hotels. As a result of Holcomb's early efforts towards desegregation, he was appointed as the Texas representative to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission in 1961. A few years later, in 1965, President Johnson named Holcomb the vice chairman to enforce employment opportunity provisions in the newly passed Civil Rights Act of 1964. He was reappointed for a second term by President Nixon in 1970. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Dr. Luther Holcomb Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Luther Holcomb. Director of the Dallas Council of Churches in 1963, Holcomb was a longtime religious and civic leader involved in the city's integration efforts. He was among those who greeted the Kennedys at Dallas Love Field and later gave a prayer at the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon after news of the shooting reached the attendees.Interview conducted at Dr. Luther's home on August 27, 1992 by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is one hour and fifty minutes long.
Dr. Luther Holcomb Oral History
08/27/1992
Interviews
Integration
Oral histories
Holcomb, Luther
Dallas Council of Churches
City of Dallas
Love Field
Dallas Trade Mart
Dallas
Community Leaders (OHC)
Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)
Hi-8 videotape
2 3/4 × 4 × 3/4 in. (7 × 10.2 × 1.9 cm)Duration: 110 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1992.009.0007
Dr. Luther Holcomb (1911-2003) was among those public and behind-the-scenes leaders in Dallas who insisted that the city avoid the racial violence seen in other southern cities and pushed for peaceful integration of stores, restaurants, and hotels. As a result of Holcomb's early efforts towards desegregation, he was appointed as the Texas representative to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission in 1961. A few years later, in 1965, President Johnson named Holcomb the vice chairman to enforce employment opportunity provisions in the newly passed Civil Rights Act of 1964. He was reappointed for a second term by President Nixon in 1970. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
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