Dr. Lenneal Henderson Oral History
Object number2021.001.0045
Date06/14/2021
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Dr. Lenneal Henderson
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)
DimensionsDuration: 81 Minutes
Collections
- Civil Rights Movement
- All Online Objects
- Oral History Collection
- Poor People's Campaign
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. Lenneal Henderson. While attending the University of California, Berkeley, Henderson met several key civil rights figures, including Stokely Carmichael and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After speaking with King in 1967, Henderson became active with the Poor People’s Campaign. He was part of the Resurrection City encampment in Washington, D.C. and attended meetings with government officials in 1968.
Interview conducted over Zoom on June 14, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 21 minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryAs of spring 2022, Dr. Henderson is an adjunct professor of government at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is also distinguished professor emeritus at the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Baltimore. He is editor of Black Political Life in the United States (1972) and co-author of The New Black Politics: The Search for Political Power (1982). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
