Sachs, Leon, 1907-1992

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Leon Sachs, 1976 June 30

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Identifier: OH 8136

Abstract Leon Sachs (1907-1992) was an Baltimore activist involved in the civil rights movement and the Jewish community's causes. Beginning his full-time work with the Baltimore Jewish Council in 1941, he retired in 1975 to focus on labor-management arbitrations. In this oral history interview, Sachs details his education, including his time at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, and his career with the Baltimore Jewish Council, highlighting his activism through landmark legislation such as the...

Dates: 1976 June 30

Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / OH MJP, McKeldin-Jackson Project oral history collection / Series I. Oral Histories

McKeldin-Jackson Project Colloquium Proceedings, 1976 November 16

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Identifier: OH 8182

Abstract

Proceedings and speeches of a public meeting held at the Maryland Historical Society to mark the conclusion of the Governor Theodore R. McKeldin - Dr. Lillie May Jackson Project on Civil Rights in Maryland, 1935-1970. Speakers include Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., Dr. Pearl Brackett, and Leon Sachs, with L. Charles Wagandt serving as a moderator. There are also questions and remarks by members of the audience.

Dates: 1976 November 16

Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / OH MJP, McKeldin-Jackson Project oral history collection / Series II. Related Materials