/internal/media/dispatcher/73675/fullWillie Mae Coleman Oral History10/31/2018Duration: 99 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2018.001.01280Videotaped oral history interview with Willie Mae Coleman. Coleman grew up in a segregated neighborhood in south Dallas. A longtime African American community leader, she was locally involved in some civil rights activities during the 1960s.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, TX on October 31, 2018 by Curator Stephen Fagin. Recorded jointly with C. Dealey Campbell, representing the Juanita Craft Interpretive Planning Committee. The interview is 1 hour and 39 minutes long.
Oral Histories657390E-100E-1059327Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Willie Mae Coleman. Coleman grew up in a segregated neighborhood in south Dallas. A longtime African American community leader, she was involved in local civil rights activities during the 1960s.
Interview conducted at Ms. Coleman's home in Dallas, TX on October 31, 2018 by Curator Stephen Fagin and C. Dealey Campbell, representing the Juanita Craft Interpretive Planning Committee. The interview is 1 hour and 39 minutes long.Oral historiesCivil rightsSegregationCommunity leadersDallasCommunity Leaders (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Even at age 87 in 2021, Coleman remains active in the local community. She is the longtime president of the Bertrand Neighborhood Association, a non-profit group that she co-founded in 2001. She has also been a vocal activist the rehabilitation of nearby Fair Park, where the State Fair of Texas is held each year in Dallas. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator