Betty Culbreath Oral History
Object number2011.001.0039
Date04/26/2011
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Betty Culbreath
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
Dimensions63 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Betty Culbreath. A longtime community leader, and director of Dallas County Health and Human Services for more than two decades, Culbreath became active in the civil rights movement while attending the University of Texas at Austin. She participated in protests and sit-ins, including a filmed altercation that aired on local television.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 26, 2011 by Associate Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and three minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryMs. Culbreath has remained active since recording this oral history in 2011. In 2013, she was once again appointed to the Dallas Plan Commission, having previously been a member from 1988 to 1994 and chairperson from 2006 to 2007. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator
