John Abraham Oral History
Object number2019.001.0036
Date03/22/2019
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
John Abraham
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.wav file)
DimensionsDuration: 55 Minutes
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DescriptionAudio oral history interview with John Abraham. A freshman at North Texas State University in 1963, Abraham briefly saw the Kennedy motorcade on its way to Parkland Memorial Hospital. As a part-time employee of the Abbey Rental Company, he helped pack up furnishings at the Dallas Trade Mart after the assassination. At the time, Abraham’s late father was a stereotyper at The Dallas Morning News printing plant.
Interview conducted by telephone on March 22, 2019 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-five minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryJohn Abraham's father, the late George Abraham, was a native of Syria. He worked in the stereotyper department at The Dallas Morning News for a total of thirty-three years. After immigrating to the United States, Abraham lived in both Mississippi and Texas, experiencing experienced years of prejudice and racism which also impacted his son, who was frequently mistaken for an African American. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
