Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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Gwendolyn McMillan Lawe Oral History

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Gwendolyn McMillan Lawe Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Gwendolyn McMillan Lawe. A native of Emory, Texas, Lawe was among the first African Americans to graduate from her community's desegregated school system. In 1971, she became a teacher at Hillcrest High School in Dallas during its first year of full integration. In addition to forty years in education, she has been active in historic preservation, co-founding and directing the A.C. McMillan African American Museum in Emory, Texas.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 6, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-nine minutes long.

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Object title:

Gwendolyn McMillan Lawe Oral History

Date:

06/06/2016

Terms:

Oral histories

Civil rights

1960s

Desegregation

Author

Dallas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 60 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2016.001.0077

Curatorial Note:

Ms. Lawe is the author of two books, including From Wolf to Wolfwood (2011), a genealogical and historical study of the African American communities of Emory, Texas. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Gwendolyn McMillan Lawe Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Gwendolyn McMillan Lawe. A native of Emory, Texas, Lawe was among the first African Americans to graduate from her community's desegregated school system. In 1971, she became a teacher at Hillcrest High School in Dallas during its first year of full integration. In addition to forty years in education, she has been active in historic preservation, co-founding and directing the A.C. McMillan African American Museum in Emory, Texas.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 6, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-nine minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Gwendolyn McMillan Lawe Oral History

Date:

06/06/2016

Terms:

Oral histories

Civil rights

1960s

Desegregation

Author

Dallas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 60 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2016.001.0077

Curatorial Note:

Ms. Lawe is the author of two books, including From Wolf to Wolfwood (2011), a genealogical and historical study of the African American communities of Emory, Texas. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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