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An overview of the decision of Board of Education of Massachusetts for withholding close to $52 million in funding for the Boston Public Schools on account of the Boston School Committee's failure to adhere to the Racial Imbalance Act of 1965.

A statement given by Mayor Kevin H. White on the problems with the Racial Imbalance Law and laying out the framework for his own desegregation plan

A photograph taken in a Boston, MA, classroom of children from mixed races sitting at a table.

A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from residents of Hyde Park who believe the Racial Imbalance Law is unconstitutional and want it repealed

A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from the West Roxbury Home and School Association inviting the mayor to a peaceful march on the State House. The Association urged the mayor to speak for the repeal of the Racial Imbalance Act.

A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from members of the South Boston Youth Council to show support for the Home Rule Ordinance. The council believes forced busing is the "most pressing issue that the parents of this area have ever been confronted with."

A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from the president of the Fairmount Roosevelt Weld Home and School Association asking him to support the Home Rule Ordinance.

A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from a Boston, MA, resident in favor of the "Home Rule Ordinance." The parent said that the mayor cannot "use our children in your mayoral chess game."

A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from the Regional Representative for all of members in the Home and School Association in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, MA, who are in favor of the Home Rule Ordinance.

A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from a resident of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, MA, asking him to vote yes to support the Home Rule Ordinance.