Interviewer
Anique Thompson
Interview Date
6-7-2011
Format
1 videorecording, and 1 pdf
Description
Eugene Leach (born 1944) recalls his activism to promote school integration in Greater Hartford with his involvement in the 1989 Sheff v O’Neill lawsuit, along with the lead plaintiffs Elizabeth Horton Sheff and Milo Sheff. He discusses his personal experience as a white suburban plaintiff parent during the case, his role as a Connecticut Civil Liberties Union board member, and public skepticism and political opposition he encountered. He reflects on the broader lessons of civil rights activism, which were influenced by his perspective as a professor of American Studies and history at Trinity College.
Recommended Citation
Leach, Eugene. Oral history interview on Sheff v. O'Neill, with video, by Anique Thompson for the Cities, Suburbs, and Schools Project, June 7, 2011. Available from the Trinity College Digital Repository, Hartford Connecticut (http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cssp/).
Comments
Download the transcript via the button above right. Submitted as part of the OnTheLine web-book by Jack Dougherty and colleagues (http://ontheline.trincoll.edu).