/internal/media/dispatcher/66479/fullRon Bivins Oral History01/29/2020Duration: 56 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2020.001.00100Videotaped oral history interview with Ron Bivins. A Dallas native born in 1963, Bivins became nationally active with the NAACP after meeting prominent local activist Juanita Craft. He was named “Mr. NAACP” at the 1981 national convention in Denver, Colorado. **Joint interview with C. Dealey Campbell, representing the Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on January 29, 2020 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 56 minutes long.Oral Histories657730E-100E-1069350Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Ron Bivins. A Dallas native born in 1963, Bivins became nationally active with the NAACP after meeting prominent local activist Juanita Craft. He was named “Mr. NAACP” at the 1981 national convention in Denver, Colorado.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on January 29, 2020 by Curator Stephen Fagin and C. Dealey Campbell, representing the Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House. The interview is 56 minutes long.Oral historiesCivil rightsNAACPDallasDenverCommunity Leaders (OHC)Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Non-Rememberers (OHC)Continuing to build on the teachings of Juanita Craft, Ron Bivins remains active in community engagement. In 2017, he founded the non-profit organization The People's Servant Ministry, which provides free faith-based programs for Dallas youth to "increase their social skills, better manage their time, develop better study habits, and much more." Through his website, ronbivinstpsministry.org, individuals can also seek help in finding resources for housing, rental assistance, and GED programs. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator