/internal/media/dispatcher/76995/full"Community Conversation with Diane Ragsdale and Marilyn Clark" Program02/11/2023Duration: 101 MinutesBorn digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.wav file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2023.001.00150Videotaped public program entitled "Community Conversation with Diane Ragsdale and Marilyn Clark." Longtime community activists Marilyn Clark and Diane Ragsdale discussed civil rights and race relations in Dallas, moderated by Dallas artist Vicki Meek. This program was recorded at and in partnership with the Dallas African American Museum.
Public program conducted at The African American Museum in Dallas, TX on February 11, 2023, moderated by Vicki Meek. The program is one hour and forty-one minutes long.
Technical note: This program consists of a Master audio-video file (.MP4), a Main Camera file (.MP4), a DSLR file (.MP4), and an isolated audio track (.WAV)Oral Histories7295273618Oral historyVideotaped public program entitled "Community Conversation with Diane Ragsdale and Marilyn Clark." Longtime community activists Marilyn Clark and Diane Ragsdale discussed civil rights and race relations in Dallas with individual presentations followed by a conversation moderated by Dallas artist Vicki Meek. This program was presented by The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in partnership with the Dallas African American Museum.
Public program conducted at the African American Museum in Dallas on February 11, 2023. The program is one hour and forty-one minutes long.Oral historiesCivil rightsRace relationsSegregationIntegrationRacism1960sBlack powerCommunity leadersWomen's rightsCurrent eventsSocial and political climateKing, Martin Luther, Jr.City of DallasDallas City CouncilStudent Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)Black PanthersDallasCivil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Marilyn Clark is founding director of Black Cinematheque, a long-running local film series that showcased independent filmmakers from the African Diaspora. She also created the Dallas Black Power Legacy Project Collection at the Dallas Public Library to preserve the history of local Black Power and Black Consciousness movements. Clark remains a respected archivist, educator, historian and activist in the Dallas community.
A native Dallasite, the Honorable Diane Ragsdale served on the Dallas City Council from 1984 to 1991. A student of legendary civil rights activist Juanita Craft, Ragsdale began her activism with the NAACP Youth Council in Dallas. She was later appointed to the Dallas City Plan Commission and served as managing director of the Innercity Community Development Corporation. A transcript of a 2011 oral history with Ms. Ragsdale may be found on the Portal to Texas History: [Oral History Interview with Diane Ragsdale] - The Portal to Texas History. - Stephen Fagin, Curator This "Community Conversation" was part of a series of partnership programs with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and the Dallas African American Museum in 2022-2023. A panel discussion, "Civil Rights in Dallas," may be viewed here: "Civil Rights in Dallas" Program – Works – Oral History Collection – Collections – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Another panel discussion, "The Legacy of the 1968 Kerner Commission Report," may be viewed here: “The Legacy of the 1968 Kerner Commission Report” Program – Works – Oral History Collection – Collections – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Stephen Fagin, Curator