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Eddie Griffin Living History Program

Eddie Griffin Living History Program

Object number2014.001.0018
Date02/08/2014
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Oral history interviewer
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.mov file)
DimensionsDuration: 44 Minutes
Collections
  • Two Days in Texas
  • Civil Rights Movement
  • All Online Objects
  • Oral History Collection
  • Fort Worth
DescriptionVideotaped Living History public program with Eddie Griffin. A Fort Worth native, Griffin was outside the Hotel Texas when the Kennedys arrived on the night of November 21, 1963. At the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the late 1960s, Griffin traveled across the country and became active with the Black Panthers. Program conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 8, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The program is forty-four minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
In addition to this program, Eddie Griffin was also part of a panel discussion, "Civil Rights in Modern America," presented in partnership with the Fort Worth Opera on November 19, 2015. That program may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Civil Rights in Modern America - YouTube. Mr. Griffin passed away on May 6, 2023. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator  
Object featured in special exhibition, Two Days in Texas, November 8, 2023 through September 28, 2024.