Memo to Boston Ministers
African Americans--Segregation
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
This brief memo was addressed to Boston-area ministers with the news that local police had temporarily but forcibly occupied the Columbia Point Christian Center due to tensions regarding busing. Columbia Point, a subsection of Dorchester, was well known at this time for its failing public housing projects. The creator of the memo, Oliver Powell, was a minister and leader of the Metropolitan Boston Association of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ.
Oliver Powell
Massachusetts Conference. Metropolitan Boston Association. Records, 1930-2003
Congregational Library and Archives, Boston, Massachusetts
September 30, 1974
Jacob Lusk
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Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)
"We've Made the List!"
African Americans--Segregation--Massachusetts--Boston <br />Boston Public Schools <br />Busing for school integration <br />School integration--Massachusetts--Boston<br />Cartoon & Satire
This cartoon from the Mass Media, the University of Massachusetts Boston's weekly student newspaper, satirizes the untimeliness of desegregation in Boston by juxtaposing it alongside locations of notable activism during the Civil Rights Movement.
John Carl
The Mass Media (1966-2006 online).
University Archives and Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston
November 5, 1974
Jacob Lusk
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The Mass Media (1966-2006 online). View the <a title="The Mass Media UMB" href="http://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15774coll8/id/291" target="_blank">finding aid</a> for more information.
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South Boston
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunities (METCO) Plan of Action 1965
Boston (Mass.)--History
Boston (Mass.). Public School
Boston (Mass.)--Race relations--History--20th century
African Americans--Segregation
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
The foundational document of the newly formed METCO program following the Racial Imbalance Act of 1965
Author Redacted
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, INC. Records, 1961-2005,
Northeastern University Archive and Special Collections
18 January 1965
Corinne Bermon
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Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), Inc., 1961-2005 (bulk 1966-1995), Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. See also the <a href="http://library.northeastern.edu/archives-special-collections/find-collections/finding-aids" target="_blank">Boston Social Justice Organizations and Activists </a>at Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.
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M101 Box 5/144
Boston, MA
Boston Public Schools
Letter from Student in Louisville, Kentucky to Mayor Kevin H. White
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
When the desegregation of Boston Public Schools made national headlines, students across the country sent letters to Mayor Kevin White giving advice, criticism, and concern. This student sympathizes with the situation and reassures White that it will work out.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) Busing, 1973-1975, Box 2, Folder 25
Boston City Archives
1974-09-25
Beaubrun, Krystle
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Boston (Mass.)
Louisville (Ky.)
Letter of Correspondence between the Lena Park Community Development Corporation and the Massachusetts Black Caucus
Boston (Mass.)--History
Boston (Mass.)--Public Schools
Boston (Mass.)--Race relations--History--20th century
African Americans--Segregation
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
The Massachusetts Black Caucus and other Black Community Organizations are writing an open letter to the Governor, petitioning that he do his best to uphold the law and allow for a smoother transition during Boston's desegregation. It is signed by several (not all) leaders of the black community in Boston.
The Massachusetts Black Caucus
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, INC
Records, 1961-2005
Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
September 30, 1974
Kristin Harris
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Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), Inc., 1961-2005 (bulk 1966-1995), Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. See also the Boston Social Justice Organizations and Activists at Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.
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M101, Box 2
Boston, MA
Boston Public Schools
"The Bus"
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
This article is published in MOSAIC's Spring 1985 edition. Students look back on their experiences with desegregation in Boston schools and in particular, busing.
South Boston High School students
Mosaic Records, 1980-1990. SC-0045 Publications.
University Archives & Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston.
circa 1985
Prescott, Lauren
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South Boston (Boston, Mass.)
An early letter to Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Jr. 1972
African Americans--Segregation
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999.
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Segregation in education--Law and legislation--United States--History
Letter Congratulating Judge W. Arthur Garrity on his desegregation decision.
[Name Redacted]
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997.
University Archives and Special Collection of the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Circa 1972
Illsley, Moriah
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Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997, Series LXVIII, Correspondence, 1973-1994, Box 49, Folder 2
Interview with D. David Bloom, a former Mattapan resident.
African Americans--Segregation
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Segregation in education--Law and legislation--United States--History
D. David Bloom, a Mattapan native, was in third grade during the beginning of desegregation in the Boston public. This interview with Vini Maranan describes his experiences during that time.
Maranan, Vini
"Stark & Subtle Divisions: A Collaborative History of Segregation in Boston."
"Stark & Subtle Divisions: A Collaborative History of Segregation in Boston."
2015-03-06
Maranan, Vini
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Mattapan (Boston, Mass.)
Letter from Sydney, Australia to Mayor Kevin H. White
African Americans--Segregation
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
White, Kevin H.
A letter from Australia addressed grievances against integration of schools in Boston. Letter mentions inferiority of blacks, need for separation of races, and cites international affairs regarding integration.
Redacted, Resident of Australia
Mayor Kevin H. White Records,1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983).
Boston City Archives
October 8, 1974
Pinkham, Caitlin
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Mayor Kevin H. White Records, (Bulk, 1968-1983), General Correspondence, Box 90, Folder 4
Letter from Connecticut to Mayor Kevin H. White
African Americans--Segregation
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
White, Kevin H.
Letter addressed to Mayor White highlighting a newspaper's ideas in Connecticut. The letter advocated to bus Boston's teachers instead of students.
Redacted, Resident of Connecticut
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). General Correspondence, Box 2, Folder 23.
Boston City Archives
Circa 1974
Pinkham, Caitlin
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Mayor Kevin H. White Records, (Bulk, 1968-1983), General Correspondence. General Correspondence, Box 2, Folder 23.