Free Virtual Event   The Sixth Floor Museum and the UNT Dallas College of Law present: Kennedy’s Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby with authors Dan Abrams and David Fisher in conversation with Felecia Epps, Dean and Professor of Law, UNT Dallas College of Law.   New York Times best-selling authors …

Join The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza for a workshop about civil rights featuring a conversation with civil rights activist Ernest McMillan and primary source-based activities for the classroom.

To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and celebrate Black History Month, the Museum assembled a special series of civil rights-related oral histories: Voices from the Civil Rights Movement.   Represented in these interviews are the major civil rights organizations from the early 1960s, including the NAACP, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Student Non-violent Coordinating …

  Museum members are invited to join the Museum for an evening with Mark Updegrove to celebrate the publication of his new book, Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency.   6:00 P.M. | Reception 6:30 P.M. | Program | Mark Updegrove in conversation with Nicola Longford, CEO of The Sixth Floor Museum   Complimentary self-parking …

In this special 90-minute program, first-generation Kennedy assassination researcher Josiah Thompson will discuss his decades-long involvement with the case and the making of his critically acclaimed 1967 classic, Six Seconds in Dallas. Thompson will then bring his research full circle with a presentation based on his new book, Last Second in Dallas.  He will show how evidence of what …

Free Community Conversation Listen to firsthand accounts and reflections on the Civil Rights Movement in Dallas from activists and leaders who were part of this historic effort. Moderator Dr. Robert Edison, Curator of Education at the African American Museum, will lead a discussion on civil rights in Dallas as seen through the lived experiences of …

Free Community Conversation   The panel will discuss the findings of the 1968 Kerner Report and why they resonate today. Commissioned by President Lyndon Johnson to identify the causes the violent 1967 riots that killed dozens of people in cities across the country, the Kerner Commission concluded that systemic racism and lack of opportunity were …

Presentation and Book Discussion Free event at the African American Museum   In this first comprehensive biography of Hosea Williams, Rolundus Rice argues that William’s activism in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was of central importance to the success of the larger civil rights movement. Rice traces William’s journey from a local activist in Georgia …

Museum members are invited to a private tour of Solidarity Now! Members of the Museum are invited to a private tour of Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People's Campaign with curator Stephen Fagin.   8:30 a.m. | Light breakfast and coffee in the Visitors Center 9 a.m. | Tour begins, will last approximately 45 minutes    …

Free event at the African American Museum   Join community activists and civil right leaders Diane Ragsdale and Marilyn Clark for the next in a series of programs related to Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People's Campaign. The program will be moderated by Vicki Meek.   Presented in partnership with the African American Museum.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is partnering with The Concert Truck for a series of concerts in public spaces. The Museum will host this unique performance on Sunday, May 28 at 1:00 p.m.     The performance is FREE.  

Members will have the opportunity to see history firsthand at this private event. Not a member? Sign up at jfk.org/join to become a member and receive an invitation today!