Ruth Gramolini Oral History
Object number2022.001.0031
Date04/27/2022
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Ruth Gramolini
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: 60 Minutes
Collections
- All Online Objects
- Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Ruth Gramolini. A Vermont college student in 1963, Gramolini was inspired in part by President Kennedy to become active in the Civil Rights Movement. After joining the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965, she volunteered for the SCOPE project of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and worked on voter registration in Alabama until the spring of 1966.
Interview conducted via Zoom on April 27, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour long.
Curatorial CommentaryRuth Gramolini passed away on March 18, 2025. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
The Museum has been honored to interview several individuals who participated in all or part of the historic 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. In addition to the late Ruth Gramolini, other oral history subjects who took part in the march include Joanne Bland, Thomas Gardner, Bob Gilliam, Bruce Hartford, Marvin Lare, Paul Lauter, Eric Lerner, Lynda Blackmon Lowery and Richard Smiley. Several of these recordings may be accessed in full by searching this online collections database. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
