/internal/media/dispatcher/75864/fullDr. Kenneth Cloke Oral History02/17/2023Duration: 90 MinutesBorn digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file), Born digital (.m4a file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2023.001.00170Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Kenneth Cloke. A noted mediator and author, Cloke became active in the Civil Rights Movement while attending the University of California, Berkeley. He organized a local CORE chapter, recruited for the 1961 Freedom Rides and later volunteered for the 1964 Freedom Summer project. Cloke was also active in the anti-Vietnam War and Free Speech movements. As an organizer and law student director of the National Lawyers Guild, he helped provide legal aid to servicemen and civilians avoiding the Vietnam War.
Interview conducted via Zoom on February 17, 2023 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and thirty minutes long.Oral Histories723020E-100E-1073628Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Kenneth Cloke. A noted mediator and author, Cloke became active in the Civil Rights Movement while attending the University of California, Berkeley. He organized a local CORE chapter, recruited for the 1961 Freedom Rides and later volunteered for the 1964 Freedom Summer project. Cloke was also active in the anti-Vietnam War and Free Speech movements. As an organizer and law student director of the National Lawyers Guild, he helped provide legal aid to servicemen and civilians avoiding the Vietnam War.
Interview conducted via Zoom on February 17, 2023 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and thirty minutes long.Oral historiesCivil rightsProtestsSocial and political climate1960sRacismFreedom RidersVotingPeaceCongress of Racial Equality (CORE)CaliforniaCivil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Vietnam (OHC)As of 2025, Dr. Kenneth Cloke maintains a website with a detailed biography, blog posts and information on his numerous books: Ken Cloke. A 2023 essay, "My Memories of the Civil Rights Movement," may also be found via the Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement Archive: Civil Rights Movement -- My Memories of the Civil Rights Movement. - Stephen Fagin, Curator