Correspondence between a South Boston resident and Congressman John Joseph Moakley

Correspondence between a South Boston resident and Congressman John Joseph Moakley

Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
South Boston (Mass.)
South Boston High School

This correspondence includes a letter written by a resident of South Boston to Congressman Moakley, as well as Congressman Moakley's reply. The resident, who addresses Congressman Moakley as "Joe," thanks Moakley for his "great fight" against busing, but over the course of two pages, outlines many frustrations with other local elected officials, as well as with Judge Garrity, and also describes his complicated feelings towards black people. In his reply, Congressman Moakley thanks this constituent for writing to him and provides assurance that he will continue his "efforts against forced busing."

Name redacted/Moakley, John Joseph

Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001
(MS100)
Series 04 District Issues, Box 5 Folder 52

John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.

November 1975/November 24, 1975

Kintz, Laura

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Letters

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Letters