Peter Kellman Oral History
Object number2021.001.0106
Date11/15/2021
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Peter Kellman
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: 77 Minutes
Collections
- All Online Objects
- Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Peter Kellman. As a representative of the New England Committee for Non-Violent Action, Kellman organized tent sites for those participating in the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965. He remained a civil rights worker in Alabama for two years. A longtime anti-war activist, Kellman moved to Canada for more than six years to avoid the draft. He later became a noted labor organizer and historian.
Interview conducted via Zoom on November 15, 2021 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and seventeen minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryIn addition to Peter Kellman, the Museum has recorded interviews with a number of people who took part in or were involved in some way with the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march, including Ruth Gramolini (Ruth Gramolini Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza), Bruce Hartford (Bruce Hartford Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza), and the Rev. Marvin Lare (Rev. Marvin Lare Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza). - Stephen Fagin, Curator
As a noted labor organizer and historian, Peter Kellman is the author of multiple books and articles about labor unions and labor rights, including Building Unions (2001) and Divided We Fall: The Story of the Paperworkers' Union and the Future of Labor (2004). - Stephen Fagin, Curator
