Donald Payton Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Donald Payton. A longtime Dallas historian and genealogist, Payton was a civil rights activist in the 1960s. While serving on the Dallas County Historical Commission in 1988, he participated in an archaeological dig in Dealey Plaza prior to the construction of The Sixth Floor Museum's Visitors Center. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 26, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and thirty-seven minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Donald Payton Oral History

Date:

02/26/2016

Terms:

Oral histories

Civil rights

Dealey Plaza

Researchers

Dallas County Historical Commission

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Dallas

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 97 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2016.001.0041

Curatorial Note:

A 107-minute student-led interview with Donald Payton, recorded on March 31, 2017, may be accessed as part of the Southern Methodist University digital collections: Stream Don Peyton (03-31-2017) by smudigitalcollections | Listen online for free on SoundCloud. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator