DescriptionVideotaped educational program entitled "Viva Kennedy and the Multiracial Struggle for Civil Rights in Texas" by Dr. Max Krochmal, presented as part of the "John F. Kennedy, Dallas, and the Struggle for Civil Rights" Teacher Training Institute in July 2013. Krochmal, an assistant professor of history at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, presented this lecture on the multiracial struggle for civil rights for an audience of North Texas educators.
Program recorded at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on July 30, 2013. The program is one hour and thirteen minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
"John F. Kennedy, Dallas, and the Struggle for Civil Rights" Teacher Training Institute was a week-long summer educational workshop series hosted by The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza from July 29 to August 2, 2013. The series explored Dallas history and the Kennedy assassination within the broader context of the national Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, emphasizing the use of oral histories, primary sources, and historical sites.
Five programs were recorded for the Oral History Collection as part of this week-long series. In addition to this lecture by Dr. Max Krochmal, presenters included Jenny Sweeney, education specialist at the National Archives Southwest Region in Fort Worth; Dr. Todd Moye, associate professor of history at the University of North Texas; Dr. Dennis Simon, associate professor of political science at SMU ("Crossroads in Context: Civil Rights in Dallas and Beyond" Program – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza); and 1960s civil rights activist Clarence Broadnax, who participated in a Living History program with Stephen Fagin (Living History with Clarence Broadnax). - Stephen Fagin, Curator
The Museum's Library Collection includes a copy of Dr. Krochmal's 2016 book, Blue Texas: The Making of a Multiracial Democratic Coalition in the Civil Rights Era: Bibliovation | Details for Blue Texas. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
As of early 2026, Dr. Max Krochmal is the Czech Republic Endowed Professor in Comparative Urban Studies,
a professor of U.S. History, and Director of Justice Studies at the University of New Orleans. He was co-editor of the book Civil Rights in Black and Brown: Histories of Resistance and Struggle in Texas (2021). The content incorporates over 500 oral history interviews from native Texans detailing racism, resistance, revolution, and struggle for equity across the state. This title won the Oral History Association "Best Book Award" in 2022. A closer look at the book's contents and an interview with collaborators Max Krochmal,
Todd Moye, and Katherine Bynum can be found on University of Texas Press' website here: Civil Rights in Black and Brown. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger
The Museum's Oral History Collection includes several interviews that discuss Chicano History and Culture. These interviews highlight the Mexican-American experience, in places such as Texas, Mexico, and Cuba; outlining hardships, activism, and community. These interviews may be viewed on the Museum's online database here: Thesaurus – Vocabularies – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger
