Eva McMillan Oral History
Object number2006.001.0019
Date04/12/2006
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Eva McMillan
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
Dimensions102 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Eva McMillan. A longtime African American community leader and civil rights activist in Dallas, McMillan was heavily involved in voter registration drives and prison reform campaigns in Texas. In the late 1960s, she and her family (including her son, activist Ernest McMillan) were active in the Dallas chapter of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 12, 2006 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and forty-two minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryEva's son, human rights activist Ernest McMillan, recorded oral histories with the Museum in 2006 and 2019. He has also participated in several public and educational programs, three of which may be viewed in their entirety on the Museum's YouTube Channel: Living History with Ernest McMillan (2019) - YouTube, Living History with Ernest McMillan - YouTube, Call To Action: The SNCC Experience in Dallas - YouTube.
At a few of these special events, Ernest's delightful and beloved "Mama Mac," as she was affectionately called, was seated in the audience. Eva McMillan passed away at the age of 100 on September 23, 2021. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
