/internal/media/dispatcher/70873/fullCheryl Janice Johnson Oral History03/31/2022Duration: 73 MinutesBorn digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2022.001.00190Videotaped oral history interview with Cheryl Janice Johnson. Johnson grew up on a Mississippi farm and attended segregated schools until 1966 when she was among the first African Americans in her community to attend a newly integrated high school. She graduated in 1969 after experiencing racism, being denied entry to her senior prom, and having gunshots fired into her home.
Interview conducted over Zoom on March 31, 2022 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 13 minutes long.
Technical note: This interview consists of a Zoom audio-video file (.MP4), a Zoom gallery view file (.MP4), a Zoom subtitles file (.VTT), and an isolated Zoom audio track (.MP4A).Oral Histories657160E-100E-1072988Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Cheryl Janice Johnson. Johnson grew up on a Mississippi farm and attended segregated schools until 1966 when she was among the first African Americans in her community to attend a newly integrated high school. She graduated in 1969 after experiencing racism, being denied entry to her senior prom, and having gunshots fired into her home.
Interview conducted over Zoom on March 31, 2022 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 1 hour and 13 minutes long.InterviewsCivil rightsOral historiesSegregationIntegrationStudentMississippiCivil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)The documentary mentioned in this oral history about Ms. Johnson's 2009 high school reunion, titled 40 Years Later: Now Can We Talk?, was produced by Teachers College Press in 2013. It is available online as an educational DVD with discussion guide, and it may also be viewed in full on Vimeo: 40 Years Later: Now Can We Talk on Vimeo. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator