Call to Action: Opening Program
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesRespected former journalist, author and noted historian Dr. Darwin Payne leads a presentation on the history of civil rights in Dallas.
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Call to Action: Dallas at the Crossroads
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesA screening of Dallas at the Crossroads will be held, followed by a Q&A with Southern Methodist University professor Dr. Glenn Linden. This 1961 film was produced to prepare Dallas for peaceful school integration. Screened in cooperation with the Dallas Public Library.
Call to Action: Crisis with Robert Drew
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesA screening of Crisis was held, followed by a Q&A with Robert Drew. Crisis (Robert Drew, 1963, 52 minutes) chronicles the struggle between President John F. Kennedy and George Wallace during the segregation of the University of Alabama. Drew recorded an oral history with the Museum in 2004 and appeared in Dallas for a screening of his 1960 film Primary with …
Call to Action: The Gay Rights Movement in Dallas
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesLong-time gay rights activist Louise Young leads a panel discussion with representatives of Dallas' large and diverse gay community. Panelists include Ron Jefferson and Monica Greene. Watch this video on YouTube.
Call to Action: A Conversation with Vivian Castleberry
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesVivian Castleberry, longtime women’s editor at the Dallas Times Herald, has been called the “grandmother of women journalists in Dallas.” She was instrumental in taking local women’s issues to a new level by publishing genuine news stories instead of just debutante notices. She discusses the history and sociology of local women’s rights movement: who was involved, …
Call to Action: The SNCC Experience in Dallas
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesBob Ray Sanders of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram interviews 1960s civil rights activists Bishop Mark Herbener, Ernest McMillan and Edward Harris about the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Watch this video on YouTube.
Call to Action: La Calle to City Hall
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesMercedes Olivera of The Dallas Morning News moderates a panel discussion about the Mexican-American rights movement, featuring Adelfa Callejo, Frank Hernandez and Dr. Roberto Calderon of the University of North Texas. Watch this video on YouTube.
Call to Action: The Disability Rights Movement
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesDr. Richard Scotch of the University of Texas at Dallas leads a dialogue with recognized disability advocates Kent Waldrep, Bob Kafka and Ralph Rouse on the decades-long fight leading to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Watch the video on YouTube.
Exhibit Opening – Dallas Law Enforcement: Voices from History
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesAppearing together for the first time, moderator Pierce Allman leads a discussion with Gene Boone and Luke Mooney about the search of the Texas School Book Depository, how the rifle and shells were found, what was said among the officers and reporters and other dramatic details about that chaotic weekend.
A Conversation with Jim Leavelle and Eddie Barker
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United StatesJudge Joe B. Brown, Jr. introduces the Dallas Law Enforcement: Voices From History program series and the inaugural program, a discussion between retired Dallas police Detective Jim Leavelle and former KRLD News Director Eddie Barker. Leavelle was handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald when the suspect was shot by Jack Ruby. Barker was the first reporter …