/internal/media/dispatcher/73296/fullLanny Kaufer Oral History11/05/2021Duration: 67 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2021.001.01020Videotaped oral history interview with Lanny Kaufer. As a student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Kaufer spent the summer of 1965 participating in the Summer Community Organizing and Political Education (SCOPE) project of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. After returning to college, he was actively involved in the peace movement.
Interview conducted over Zoom on November 5, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 7 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 Histories658070E-100E-1072522Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Lanny Kaufer. As a student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Kaufer spent the summer of 1965 participating in the Summer Community Organizing and Political Education (SCOPE) project of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. After returning to college, he was actively involved in the peace movement.
Interview conducted over Zoom on November 5, 2021 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and seven minutes long.InterviewsCivil rightsOral historiesProtestsStudentPeaceSouthern Christian Leadership ConferenceDallasSanta BarbaraCivil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Vietnam (OHC)I am always grateful when oral history subjects recommend others for this ongoing project. Lanny Kaufer was incredibly kind to recommend several friends to me. His recommendations resulted in multiple new oral histories in 2022, including an interview with fellow SCOPE activist Phillip McKenna, which may be viewed in full here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/73101.
Mr. Kaufer, a singer/songwriter and former school teacher, remains committed to sharing the history of the Civil Rights Movement and discussing his activism. He frequently gives presentations to adult and student groups in California and across the country. Excerpts from some of his educational programs may be viewed on his website: The Presentation – civil rights vet. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator