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Middle School Essay on Desegregation
This is an excerpt from a book compiled of essays written by sixth grade students of the Oliver W. Holmes Middle School in the Dorchester section of Boston. The essays document the experiences of an integrated class during Phase I of desegregation…
Middle School Essay on Desegregation
This is an excerpt from a book compiled of essays written by sixth grade students of the Oliver W. Holmes Middle School in the Dorchester section of Boston. The essays document the experiences of an integrated class during Phase I of desegregation…
Student Essay on Desegregation
Students at the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester, MA wrote essays on their experiences with Phase I of the court ordered desegregation of Boston public schools. The students' teacher sent the essays to Mayor Kevin White. Almost all of the essays…
Student Essay on Desegregation
Students at the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester, MA wrote essays on their experiences with Phase I of the court ordered desegregation of Boston public schools. The students' teacher sent the essays to Mayor Kevin White. Almost all of the essays…
Student Essay on Desegregation
Students at the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester, MA wrote essays on their experiences with Phase I of the court ordered desegregation of Boston public schools. The students' teacher sent the essays to Mayor Kevin White. Almost all of the essays…
Student Essay on Desegregation
Students at the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester, MA wrote essays on their experiences with Phase I of the court ordered desegregation of Boston public schools. The students' teacher sent the essays to Mayor Kevin White. Almost all of the essays…
Student Essay on Desegregation
Students at the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester, MA, wrote essays on their experiences with Phase I of the court ordered desegregation of Boston public schools. The students' teacher sent the essays to Mayor Kevin White. Almost all of the…
Student Essay on Desegregation
Students at the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester, MA wrote essays on their experiences with Phase I of the court ordered desegregation of Boston public schools. The students' teacher sent the essays to Mayor Kevin White. Almost all of the essays…
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from a student in Dorchester
The student attended the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester and is against busing. The student wrote to Mayor White to say that they did not wish to be bused to South Boston the following school year.
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from two students in South Carolina
The two students from Walterboro, South Carolina, wrote to Mayor Kevin White about their experience with integration in their town in 1971 - 1972. Although many were unhappy at first, there was minimal violence and no protests to integration. The two…