Dr. Wornie Reed Oral History
Object number2021.001.0087
Date09/23/2021
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Dr. Wornie Reed
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)
DimensionsDuration: 93 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. Wornie Reed. As a student at Alabama State University, Reed took part in the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955-56. After moving to Washington, D.C., he participated in the 1963 March on Washington and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign and became active in the Black Power movement. Reed was acquainted with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for several years and attended his funeral in Atlanta.
Interview conducted over Zoom on September 23, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 33 minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryThis 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. Wornie Reed - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
