Linda Wilson Oral History

Linda Wilson was recommended to me by another oral history participant, Sherie Labedis, who was also part of the 1965 SCOPE voter registration project of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Her oral history, recorded in March 2023, may be seen here: Sherie Labedis Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Stephen Fagin, Curator  

The Summer Community Organizing and Political Education (SCOPE) project of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was an ambitious undertaking in the summer of 1965 in preparation of the passage of the Voting Rights Act in August 1965. Hundreds of predominantly white college students were recruited to travel to six southern states to coordinate with community groups, promote voter registration, and document voter suppression. An extensive digitized collection of primary source materials, including orientation brochures, reading lists, and press materials may be found here via the Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement Archive: Civil Rights Movement -- SCLC/SCOPE Project. The Sixth Floor Museum has been honored to record oral histories with a number of activists who took part in the 1965 SCOPE project. - Stephen Fagin, Curator