/internal/media/dispatcher/72423/fullRev. Bob Cooper Oral History10/29/2007Duration: 62 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2007.001.00850Videotaped oral history interview with Rev. Bob Cooper. Associate chaplain at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University from 1966 to 1992, Cooper was actively involved in the Dallas peace movement and participated in a number of protests and demonstrations, including a seventeen-mile march from Fort Worth to Dallas that culminated with a rally near Dealey Plaza.
Interview conducted at Rev. Cooper's home in Dallas on October 29, 2007 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and two minutes.Oral Histories634130E-100E-1026380Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Rev. Bob Cooper. Associate chaplain at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University from 1966 to 1992, Cooper was actively involved in the Dallas peace movement and participated in a number of protests and demonstrations, including a seventeen-mile march from Fort Worth to Dallas in 1969 that culminated with a rally near Dealey Plaza.
Interview conducted at Rev. Cooper's home in Dallas on October 29, 2007 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and two minutes.ReligionPeaceProtestsDealey PlazaOral historiesCooper, Rev. BobCivil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC) In an article focused on the Dallas activism of the Rev. Bill McElvaney, I wrote about the April 1969 peace rally near Dealey Plaza discussed in this oral history. That article can be found in Legacies Dallas History Journal, Fall 2008 here: Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 20, Number 2, Fall, 2008 - Page 44 of 68 - The Portal to Texas History (unt.edu). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator Rev. Bob Cooper passed away on May 18, 2024. - Riley Harris, Collections CatalogerThe Robert O. Cooper papers at Bridwell Library at Southern Methodist University include materials documenting Rev. Cooper's twenty-six-year tenure as associate chaplain at Perkins School of Theology, 1966-1992. More information may be found on the SMU Libraries website: Robert O. Cooper papers. - Southern Methodist University (exlibrisgroup.com). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator