John Wiley Price Oral History
Object number2013.001.0078
Date07/03/2013
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
John Wiley Price
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 42 Minutes
Terms
- Oral histories
- "JFK"
- Civil rights
- Community leaders
- Dallas County commissioners
- The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
- Texas School Book Depository
- Dallas County Historical Foundation
- Dallas
- Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)
- Childhood Recollections (OHC)
- History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)
- Community Leaders (OHC)
- Popular Culture (OHC)
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with John Wiley Price. An outspoken Dallas community leader and civil rights activist, Price was the first African American elected to the Dallas County Commissioners Court (1985-present). He was involved at the county level in the development of The Sixth Floor exhibit and filmmaker Oliver Stone's use of the former Texas School Book Depository building during the production of JFK in 1991.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on July 3, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-two minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryAs of spring 2023, John Wiley Price remains the Dallas County Commissioner for District 3, after first taking office more than thirty-five years ago on January 1, 1985. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
