/internal/media/dispatcher/75452/fullRev. Charles Burton Oral History06/28/2019Duration: 12 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2019.001.00720Videotaped oral history interview with Rev. Charles Burton. Burton was a Methodist minister in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. During the Civil Rights Movement, he was a member of the Alabama Council on Human Relations.
Interview conducted at C.C. Young retirement community in Dallas on June 28, 2019 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twelve minutes long.
Oral Histories719240E-100E-1065938Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Rev. Charles Burton. Burton was a Methodist minister in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. During the Civil Rights Movement, he was a member of the Alabama Council on Human Relations.
Interview conducted at C.C. Young retirement community in Dallas on June 28, 2019 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twelve minutes long.
Oral histories1960sCivil rightsVotingSegregationDesegregationProtestsYouthRacismRace relationsReligionDallasBirminghamDallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)The Alabama Council on Human Relations was organized in 1947 as the Alabama division of the Southern Regional Council. The initial purpose of the council was to support civil rights and promote interracial cooperation. In later years, the organization became a self-help agency that delegated public and private funds to charity programs. - Stephen Fagin, CuratorThis oral history with Rev. Charles Burton was one of three interviews recorded during an outreach visit to C.C. Young retirement community in Dallas on June 28, 2019. - Stephen Fagin, Curator