/internal/media/dispatcher/70888/fullDr. Wornie Reed Oral History09/23/2021Duration: 93 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2021.001.00870Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Wornie Reed. As a student at Alabama State University, Reed took part in the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955-56. After moving to Washington, D.C., he participated in the 1963 March on Washington and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign and became active in the Black Power movement. Reed was acquainted with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for several years and attended his funeral in Atlanta.
Interview conducted over Zoom on September 23, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 33 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 Histories658030E-100E-1072471Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Wornie Reed. As a student at Alabama State University, Reed took part in the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955-56. After moving to Washington, D.C., he participated in the 1963 March on Washington and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign and became active in the Black Power movement. Reed was acquainted with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for several years and attended his funeral in Atlanta.
Interview conducted over Zoom on September 23, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 33 minutes long.InterviewsCivil rightsOral historiesProtestsFuneralFuneral servicesMarch on WashingtonStudentBlack powerPoor People's CampaignKing, Martin Luther, Jr.DallasWashington, D.C.MontgomeryAtlantaCivil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Kennedy Funeral (OHC)This 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. Wornie Reed - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator