/internal/media/dispatcher/75472/fullMark Levy Oral History04/11/2022Duration: 87 MinutesBorn digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2022.001.00250Videotaped oral history interview with Mark Levy. A longtime educator and labor organizer, Levy was a student at Queens College in New York when he attended the March on Washington in 1963. The following year, as a civil rights volunteer, he coordinated the Freedom School in Meridian, Mississippi. Levy and his late wife trained alongside Mickey Schwerner, a fellow activist who was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in June 1964.
Interview conducted via Zoom on April 11, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and twenty-seven minutes long.
Oral Histories719310E-100E-1073125Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Mark Levy. A longtime educator and labor organizer, Levy was a student at Queens College in New York when he attended the March on Washington in 1963. The following year, as a civil rights volunteer, he coordinated the Freedom School in Meridian, Mississippi. Levy and his late wife trained alongside Mickey Schwerner, a fellow activist who was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in June 1964.
Interview conducted via Zoom on April 11, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and twenty-seven minutes long.
InterviewsCivil rightsOral historiesProtestsVolunteersStudentMarch on WashingtonVotingSegregationDesegregationYouthRacismRace relations1960sKu Klux KlanMeridianNew YorkCivil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Freedom 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 In addition to Mark Levy, as of early 2025, the Museum has recorded oral histories with twenty activists who attended the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Others include photographer Roland L. Freeman (Roland L. Freeman Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza); Dr. Wornie Reed (Dr. Wornie Reed Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza); Dr. Howard Kirschenbaum (Dr. Howard Kirschenbaum Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza); and Muriel Tillinghast (Muriel Tillinghast Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza).
A poster carried at the March on Washington may be seen here: "We Demand Full Employment NOW!" poster from the March on Washington – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Stephen Fagin, Curator