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Oral history interview with Irving Sheffel covering their role and impressions of the Brown v. Board case. Irving moved to Topeka in 1949 to work for the Menninger Clinic. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Chicago. Irving states that his wife knew more about the segregation situation in Topeka than he did and quickly got involved in groups working to improve conditions of the pore and fighting against discrimination. An edited transcript is included as Additional Information. This interview has a signed release for scholarly or educational purposes only.
Date: October 12, 1994
Item Number: 526007
Call Number: Brown v. Topeka Board of Education Oral History Collection, Coll. # 251
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 526007
Collections - Audio-visual
Collections - Manuscript - Brown v. Board Oral History
Collections - Oral History - Brown vs Topeka Board of Education
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Reform/Advocacy - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Date - 1990s - 1994
Education - Primary - Students
Education - Primary - Teachers
Education - Secondary - Students
Education - Segregation and desegregation - Brown v. Board
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Civil rights - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Audio recording
People - African Americans - Discrimination - Segregation
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961 - Civil Rights Movement
Type of Material - Audio - Oral histories
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