{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"74297"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza"},"labelText":{"label":"Description","value":"Videotaped public program with Ernest McMillan. An outspoken human rights activist, McMillan was attending Morehouse College in Atlanta at the time of the Kennedy assassination. While in Georgia, he met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and became active with the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee. McMillan later co-founded the Dallas chapter of SNCC and ultimately served more than three years in prison following a local civil rights demonstration.\r\n\r\nPublic program conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 17, 2024 by Jerry Hawkins. The program is one hour and twenty-five minutes long."},"invno":{"label":"Object number","value":"2024.001.0011"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"Videotaped public program with Ernest McMillan. An outspoken human rights activist, McMillan was attending Morehouse College in Atlanta at the time of the assassination. While in Georgia, he met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and became active with the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee. McMillan later co-founded the Dallas chapter of SNCC and ultimately served more than three years in prison following a local civil rights demonstration.\r\n\r\nPublic program conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 17, 2024 by Jerry Hawkins. The program is one hour and twenty-five minutes long.\r\n\r\nTechnical note: This program consists of a Master audio-video file (.MP4), a Main Camera file (.MP4), a Side Camera file (.MP4), and an Audio Only file (.WAV)."},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.wav file)"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":[{"mediaURL":"https://emuseum.jfk.org/internal/media/dispatcher/77034/full","displayOrder":"0","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"77034"},{"mediaURL":"https://emuseum.jfk.org/internal/media/dispatcher/77087/full","displayOrder":"0","mediaType":"Video","mediaId":"77087"}]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"\"A Conversation with Ernest McMillan\" Program"},"classification":{"label":"Classifications","value":"Oral Histories"},"primaryMedia":{"label":"PrimaryMedia","value":"/internal/media/dispatcher/77034/full"},"depth":{"label":"Depth","value":["0E-10"]},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":["Oral histories","Black power","1960s","Segregation","Desegregation","Community leaders","Family","Childhood","Education","Civil rights","Confederate flag","Legacy","Protests","Freedom Riders","Voting","Youth","Vietnam","Race relations","Integration","Racism","King, Martin Luther, Jr.","Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)","University of Texas","Selective Service","Dallas","Atlanta","Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)","Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)","Community Leaders (OHC)"]},"culture":{"label":"Object","value":"Oral history"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"02/17/2024"},"width":{"label":"Width","value":["0E-10"]},"textEntriesTextentries":{"label":"Curatorial Commentary","value":["Ernest McMillan is a longtime friend of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. He recorded his first oral history in 2006, which may be viewed here: Ernest McMillian Oral History \u2013 Works \u2013 The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Following this, he has participated in a number of public and educational programs over the years including a 2006 reunion of Dallas SNCC activists (Call To Action: The SNCC Experience in Dallas) and a 2013 Living History (Living History with Ernest McMillan). \r\n\r\nIn addition, his late mother, beloved local activist Eva McMillan, recorded an oral history, which is available here: Eva McMillan Oral History \u2013 Works \u2013 The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. -Stephen Fagin, Curator","In 2023, Ernest McMillan published two connected books: a memoir of his activism, Standing: One Man's Odyssey During the Turbulent '60s, and a book of poetry, Kneeling: Poems and Verses Transcending the Turbulent '60s. As of 2026, signed copies of these publications are available in the Museum's online store: Standing: One Man\u2019s Odyssey During the Turbulent \u201860s by Ernest McMill \u2013 The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and Kneeling: Poems and Verses Transcending the Turbulent \u201860s by Ernest M \u2013 The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Stephen Fagin, Curator","The moderator of this discussion, Jerry Hawkins, is executive director of the Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation organization. This nationwide initiative is a community-based process that works to create transformational and sustainable change by addressing the historic and contemporary effects of racism in communities and institutions. For more information, visit the organization's website: Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger","The Museum's Collection features several artifacts, oral history interviews, and public programs focused on the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). These materials may be viewed on the Museum's online database here: Thesaurus \u2013 Vocabularies \u2013 The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger"]},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"72961"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Duration: 85 Minutes"},"height":{"label":"Height","value":["0E-10"]}}]}