/internal/media/dispatcher/72376/fullCharles Smith II Oral History02/26/2021Duration: 66 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2021.001.00110Videotaped oral history interview with Charles Smith II. A Dallas artist and fashion designer, Smith has incorporated civil rights icons and imagery into his clothing collections. He organized a multimedia experience, "Freedom, Part II," in support of the Black Lives Matter movement at the John F. Kennedy Memorial on June 12, 2020.
Interview conducted over Zoom on February 13, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 6 minutes long.
Technical note: This interview consists of a Zoom audio-video file, an isolated Zoom combined audio track, and HD video reference of Stephen Fagin in 501 Elm board room.
The video attached to this record is an excerpt. The entire interview is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.Oral Histories661040E-100E-1070551Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Charles Smith II. A Dallas artist and fashion designer, Smith has incorporated civil rights icons and imagery into his clothing collections. He organized a multimedia experience, "Freedom, Part II," in support of the Black Lives Matter movement at the John F. Kennedy Memorial on June 12, 2020.
Interview conducted over Zoom on February 13, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and six minutes long.Oral historiesCivil rightsFashionDallasCivil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Popular Culture (OHC)A short video highlighting the 2020 "Freedom, Part II" experience at the Kennedy Memorial may be viewed on the YouTube channel of Charles Smith II: SMITH II-F/W20 "FREEDOM" Part: II [Arts Visual Demonstration & Conversation] - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator