Sachs, Leon, 1907-1992
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Leon Sachs, 1976 June 30
File
Identifier: OH 8136
Abstract
Leon Sachs (1907-1992), was the executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council for 34 years and a leader in Baltimore's civil rights activities. In this oral history interview, Sachs discusses the Fair Employment Practices Law and the legislative fights of the 1950s; the Community Relations Commission under Governor Theodore R. McKeldin with David Glenn; Lillie May Carroll Jackson and Juanita Jackson Mitchell; the relationship between the Jewish and Black communities; and the mayoral...
Dates:
1976 June 30
McKeldin-Jackson Project Colloquium Proceedings, 1976 November 16
File
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