Gail Falk Oral History
Object number2022.001.0013
Date03/08/2022
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Gail Falk
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)
DimensionsDuration: 42 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Gail Falk. A student at Harvard University at the time of the Kennedy assassination, Falk volunteered as a Freedom School teacher in Meridian, Mississippi, in 1964. She remained in Mississippi as a journalist and civil rights activist until 1967.
Interview conducted via Zoom on March 8, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-two minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryFreedom Schools, most prominently located in Mississippi during the summer of 1964, were an important part of the Civil Rights Movement, offering free education for African Americans. These alternative schools provided academic courses and tried to foster awareness of and participation in the political process. During the summer of 1964, there were more than 40 temporary Freedom Schools established in Mississippi. More information on the history of Mississippi Freedom Schools may be found on the Mississippi History Now website: The 1964 Mississippi Freedom Schools - 2016-05. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
