Interviewer
Anique Thompson
Interview Date
6-27-2011
Format
1 pdf file, 1 video
Description
Karen and Leo Harrington (both born in 1949) recall their activism for school integration in Greater Hartford through their involvement in the 1989 Sheff v O’Neill lawsuit. Previously, in the early 1970s, they became active in housing discrimination testing with Boyd Hinds and the Education/Instruccion organization. They also describe their experiences as West End residents and parents of children in the Hartford Public Schools, followed by their decision to move to suburban West Hartford in the mid-1990s, and the sharp differences in educational quality and student expectations between the two districts.
Series
Sheff Vs. O'Neill
Recommended Citation
Harrington, Leo and Karen. Oral history interview on Sheff v. O'Neill (with video) by Anique Thompson for the Cities, Suburbs, and Schools Project, June 27, 2011. Available from the Trinity College Digital Repository, Hartford Connecticut (http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cssp/).
Comments
Submitted as part of the OnTheLine web-book by Jack Dougherty and colleagues (http://ontheline.trincoll.edu).