/internal/media/dispatcher/72399/fullEva McMillan Oral History04/12/2006102 MinutesHi-8 videotapeOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2006.001.00190Oral History with Eva McMillan
A longtime African-American community leader, McMillan was actively involved in voter registration drives and prison reform in Texas. In the late 1960s, she and her family were key members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.Oral Histories6497326179Oral historyVideotaped 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.
Civil rightsOral historiesMcMillan, Marion ErnestMcMillan, EvaStudent Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Community Leaders (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Eva'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