Dallas History

The Dallas County Historical Foundation operates the museum and leases two floors in the county-owned building. Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly shot John F. Kennedy from it.

KERA's Recovering the Stories video series chronicles historic communities of color across Dallas, taking a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected these neighborhoods.

KERA's Recovering the Stories video series chronicles historic communities of color across Dallas, taking a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected these neighborhoods.

KERA's Recovering the Stories video series chronicles historic communities of color across Dallas, taking a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected these neighborhoods.

KERA's Recovering the Stories video series chronicles historic communities of color across Dallas, taking a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected these neighborhoods.

KERA's Recovering the Stories video series chronicles historic communities of color across Dallas, taking a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected these neighborhoods.

'Herstory: Life in North Dallas Freedman Town' explores the life of Katie Johnson Warren in the segregated community of a Dallas freedman town.

KERA's Recovering the Stories video series chronicles historic communities of color across Dallas, taking a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected these neighborhoods.

The station first began broadcasting on July 11, 1974.

Students and interns toured MLK Jr. Boulevard to get interviews for their final projects focused on people and places in the area.

It's an epic estate sale, but not without controversy. The city's park department is taking over and won't be maintaining the site as a history museum.

Three historical sites in Dallas that were key to the story of President John F. Kennedy's assassination are preserved and remembered by residents dedicated to honoring the tragic piece of history.