/internal/media/dispatcher/75862/fullAllen Tucker Oral History05/02/2023Duration: 61 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2023.001.00300Videotaped oral history interview with Allen Tucker. Tucker grew up on a Mississippi farm and attended segregated schools until 1966 when he was among the first African Americans in his community to attend a newly integrated high school. He graduated in 1969 after experiencing racism and bullying. Tucker was locally involved in civil rights activities and participated in a march alongside activist James Meredith.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 2, 2023 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and one minute long.Oral Histories723040E-100E-1073671Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Allen Tucker. Tucker grew up on a Mississippi farm and attended segregated schools until 1966 when he was among the first African Americans in his community to attend a newly integrated high school. He graduated in 1969 after experiencing racism and bullying. Tucker was locally involved in civil rights activities and participated in a march alongside activist James Meredith.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 2, 2023 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and one minute long.Oral historiesCivil rightsProtestsSocial and political climate1960sRacismMeredith, JamesDallasMississippiDallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Childhood Recollections (OHC)Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Two of Allen Tucker's siblings, Alice Pretlow and Gloria Tucker, recorded oral histories with the Museum in 2022. Ms. Pretlow's interview may be accessed here: Alice Pretlow Oral History – Search pretlow (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. In addition, a Tucker family friend, Cheryl Janice Johnson, recorded an oral history in 2022. Her recording was featured on the Museum's YouTube channel as part of the "Voices From the Civil Rights Movement" series: Voices From the Civil Rights Movement: Cheryl Janice Johnson. - Stephen Fagin, Curator