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Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunities (METCO) Plan of Action 1965
The foundational document of the newly formed METCO program following the Racial Imbalance Act of 1965
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity: Report to Board of Directors
A Report from Ruth M. Batson, assistant director of METCO, updating the board of directors on the application process.
Photograph of David Bloom at age 10, circa. 1974-1975
Photograph of student, David Bloom, at the beginning of desegregation in the Boston public schools.
Photograph of Ruth M Batson and Judge W. Arthur Garrity
Ruth M. Batson shaking hands with Judge W. Arthur Garrity.
Photograph of Ruth M. Batson in a crowded room.
Photograph of Ruth M. Batson sitting in a crowded room waiting for a Boston School Committee meeting.
Post Card to Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr. December 9, 1975
This postcard believes that Garrity is the "only hope for Boston". The writer is ashamed about the racism in Boston.
Preliminary Guidelines for METCO Participants
An outline of requirements for the application process for METCO participation.
Progress Report
Progress report from the "Freedom House Institute on Schools and Education" (later the Coordinated Social Services Group/Committee) regarding its continued preparations for the desegregation of Boston Schools (busing).
Ruth M. Batson's resume
Resume of Ruth M. Batson, ca. 1995.
Telegram to Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr., December 10, 1975.
This Western Union telegram uses very patriotic language to express his support of Garrity