/internal/media/dispatcher/70879/fullDr. Lenneal Henderson Oral History06/14/2021Duration: 81 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2021.001.00450Videotaped 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.
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 Histories657870E-100E-1071099Oral history0E-10Videotaped 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.Oral historiesChildhoodCivil rightsPoor People's CampaignCarmicheal, StokleyKing, Martin Luther, Jr.Washington, D.C.BerkeleyChildhood Recollections (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)As 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