Interviewer
Aleesha Young
Interview Date
7-28-2005
Format
1 pdf file
Description
As a white woman, Diane Janusz recalls being a parent and resident of Bloomfield during the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the town experienced growth in the African-American population. She also worked as a teachers' aid at Metacomet Elementary School and was an active PTA member. She recalls racial steering in the real estate market, voluntary school busing, and the redistricting of public school attendance zones.
Series
Bloomfield, CT 2005
Recommended Citation
Janusz, Diane. Oral history interview on Bloomfield CT by Aleesha Young for the Cities, Suburbs, and Schools Project, July 28, 2005.Available from theTrinity College Digital Repository, Hartford Connecticut (http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cssp_ohistory/).
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Comments
Submitted as part of the OnTheLine web-book by Jack Dougherty and colleagues (http://ontheline.trincoll.edu).