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Call to Action: Crisis with Robert Drew

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

A 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 States

Long-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 States

Vivian 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 States

Bob 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 States

Mercedes 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 States

Dr. 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 States

Appearing 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 States

Judge 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 …

An Evening with Bob Jackson

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

From Dallas Love Field to Parkland Memorial Hospital and Dallas police headquarters, the award-winning photographer retraces his steps November 22-24, culminating in the dramatic photograph that won him a Pulitzer Prize in 1964—a photo of Jack Ruby shooting assassination suspect Lee Harvey Oswald in the basement of Dallas police headquarters. At the time, Jackson was …

Highlights from the Dallas Municipal Archives

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

Dallas City Archivist John Slate focuses on the John F. Kennedy Collection, comprised of records from the Dallas Police Department. Transferred to the archives in 1989, the collection contains more than 11,400 documents and photographs, including homicide reports, affidavits, witness statements, fingerprint cards and mug shots, newspaper clippings and correspondence. Original artifacts from the archives …