/internal/media/dispatcher/70889/fullRev. Zan Holmes, Jr. Oral History10/04/2021Duration: 64 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2021.001.00890Videotaped oral history interview with Rev. Zan Holmes, Jr. A longtime spiritual and political leader in Dallas, Holmes was actively involved in local civil rights and served as chair of the committee that oversaw the integration of the Dallas Independent School District. A vocal Kennedy supporter, Holmes attended the Trade Mart luncheon on November 22, 1963, and contributed to the Goals for Dallas program initiated one year after the assassination.
Interview conducted over Zoom on October 4, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin with DCHF board member Richard Stewart. The interview is 1 hour and 4 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 and DCHF board member Richard Stewart 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 Histories661060E-100E-1072479Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Rev. Zan Holmes Jr. A longtime spiritual and political leader in Dallas, Holmes was actively involved in local civil rights and served as chair of the committee that oversaw the integration of the Dallas Independent School District. A vocal Kennedy supporter, Holmes attended the Trade Mart luncheon on November 22, 1963, and contributed to the Goals for Dallas program initiated one year after the assassination.
Interview conducted over Zoom on October 4, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin with DCHF board member Richard Stewart. The interview is 1 hour and 4 minutes long.InterviewsCivil rightsOral historiesProtestsCivic leadersReligionIntegrationKennedy supporterTrade Mart luncheonDallas Independent School DistrictDallas Trade MartDallasCivil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)1960 Campaign (OHC)Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)It was a great honor to record this oral history with Rev. Zan Holmes, a legendary community leader here in Dallas. I first met Rev. Holmes in 2015 when he participated in a special exhibit on the Museum's seventh floor, "Portraits: History Lived," a collaboration between the Museum and The Dallas Morning News. Rev. Holmes was one of several Dallas residents who took part in an interview and photography session with former Morning News staff photographer Andy Jacobsohn. This exhibit of modern portraits examined "people on the edges, the minor characters...whose own lives were forever changed by the seminal events of history." Subjects were often photographed at locations significant to their story; for Rev. Holmes, this meant standing in front of the Dallas Trade Mart where he attended the presidential luncheon on November 22, 1963. As of spring 2022, an interactive exploration of "Portraits: History Lived" is still available on The Dallas Morning News website: John F. Kennedy Portraits: History Lived (dallasnews.com). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator