Dr. David Frankhauser Oral History
Object number2021.001.0057
Date07/14/2021
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Dr. David Frankhauser
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: 68 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. David Frankhauser. While attending Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, Fankhauser became a civil rights Freedom Rider and was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, in May 1961. He was incarcerated in a state penitentiary for forty-two days alongside fellow activist Stokely Carmichael. At the time of the assassination, Fankhauser was visiting Vienna, Austria.
Interview conducted over Zoom on July 14, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 8 minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryThis oral history was one of seven featured interviews in the Museum's "Voices from the Civil Rights Movement" series on YouTube. This series, uploaded in January and February 2022, commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day as well as Black History Month. This interview with a series introduction may be viewed in full here: Voices from the Civil Rights Movement: Dr. David Fankhauser - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
