Dr. David Frankhauser Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. David Frankhauser. While attending Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, Fankhauser became a civil rights Freedom Rider and was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, in May 1961. He was incarcerated in a state penitentiary for forty-two days alongside fellow activist Stokely Carmichael. At the time of the assassination, Fankhauser was visiting Vienna, Austria. Interview conducted over Zoom on July 14, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 8 minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Dr. David Frankhauser Oral History

Date:

07/14/2021

Terms:

Civil rights

Oral histories

Student

Arrest

Carmicheal, Stokley

Wilberforce

Jackson

Vienna

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: 68 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2021.001.0057

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: Dr. David Fankhauser - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator