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Schneiders, John L. (1933-2019)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1933 - 2019

Biography

John L. (Jack) Schneiders was born in Sioux City, Iowa in 1933. He and his wife Jean moved to Davenport in 1963 where Jack Schneiders worked for the Internal Revenue Service and both became active members of the Davenport Catholic Interracial Council (CIC). During the 1960s, Jack Schneiders focused much of his attention on efforts to pass and enforce fair housing legislation at the state and local level, working with Davenport civil rights leaders Charles Toney (president of the Davenport CIC) and Bill Cribbs (president of the Davenport NAACP). In 1969, Jack Schneiders was elected president of the Davenport CIC, a position he held until the Schneiders family moved to Urbandale, Iowa, in 1970. Jack Schneiders passed away in 2019.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Jean and John L. Schneiders papers

 Collection
Identifier: IWA0783
Abstract

Davenport community and civil rights activists during the 1960s.

Dates: 1962-2008

Oral history transcript, 2014 November 18

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31858071028785]
Scope and Contents

Interview conducted by Jake Mosbach and Margaret (Maggie) Wyatt

Dates: 2014 November 18

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Type
Archival Object 3
Collection 1
 
Subject
1961-1970 1
1971-1980 1
African Americans 1
Archives (groupings) 1
Civil rights 1