/internal/media/dispatcher/75475/fullHester Moore Oral History07/13/2022Duration: 64 MinutesBorn digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2022.001.00460Videotaped oral history interview with Hester Moore. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Moore was sixteen years old when she became an activist during the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike. She participated in a march led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on March 28 and recalls local riots following King’s assassination one week later.
Interview conducted via Zoom on July 13, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and four minutes long.
Oral Histories719320E-100E-1073356Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Hester Moore. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Moore was sixteen years old when she became an activist during the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike. She participated in a march led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on March 28 and recalls local riots following the King assassination one week later.
Interview conducted via Zoom on July 13, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and four minutes long.
InterviewsOral historiesChildhoodCivil rightsProtestsRiotsAssassinationVotingSegregationDesegregationYouthRacismRace relations1960sKing, Martin Luther, Jr.MemphisChildhood Recollections (OHC)Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Hester Moore is the author of a memoir, 16N68: My Story, published in 2018. In addition, she is an actress and educator who facilitates workshops and presents school programs in character as historic civil rights figures such as Harriet Tubman. A short video detailing her work with schools and in the community may be viewed on her YouTube channel: Hester Moore, Actress,Poet,Teaching Artist, Workshop Facilitator - YouTube. - Stephen Fagin, Curator