“Call to Action: Little Mexico” Program
Object number2006.001.0066
Date10/18/2006
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Catalina Valdez Scott
Oral history interview subject
Rene Martinez
Oral history interviewer
Yolette Garcia
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 79 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped "Call to Action: Little Mexico" public program with Catalina Valdez Scott, Rene Martinez and Yolette Garcia as moderator. This panel discussed the history and culture of the former Dallas neighborhood known as "Little Mexico." Catalina Valdez Scott, a Dallas community leader and activist, organized local Cinco de Mayo and Mexican independence celebrations for more than four decades. Rene Martinez is a recognized community activist and onetime chair of the Dallas chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). Moderator Yolette Garcia is an assistant dean at the Simmons School of Education and Human Development at Southern Methodist University. This program was part of the Museum's 2006 "Call to Action" series.
Program conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 18, 2006. The program is one hour and nineteen minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryThis public program series, launched to explore the Kennedy legacy within the context of Dallas social activism, coincided with the special exhibit, "Call to Action," that ran from April to October 2006. Like the program series, the exhibit touched on local social activism in civil rights, gay rights, women's rights and disability rights. All "Call to Action" programs may also be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
