Browse Items (177 total)

b024af33a522cab923f8d679cc42d317-page-001.jpg
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…

Australia letter.jpg
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.

Conneticut Response.jpg
Letter addressed to Mayor White highlighting a newspaper's ideas in Connecticut. The letter advocated to bus Boston's teachers instead of students.

Letter from Mexico.jpg
A letter addressed to Mayor Kevin White from a Chaplin of Mexico. The Chaplin is concerned about tourism and Boston in general. He noted the violence in the city and how it would affect Latin American views in the future.

4b76187a7579dfca7539d11cd8677f19-page-001.jpg
During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, including students in Boston. The student in this letter encourages Mayor White to continue desegregating the schools, calling him "the best mayor we…

0245-001-B03-F01_0002.jpg
During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, including students in Boston and across the country. This particular student wrote to Mayor White explaining that schools in Florida were integrated and…

0245-001-B03-F02_0001_Page_1.jpg
During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, including students in Boston and around the country. This particular student wrote a letter of support to Mayor White, applauding him for focusing on what…

0245-001-B03-F04_0001_Redacted.pdf
The student wrote a letter to Mayor White listing the reasons why they believed busing to be a bad idea. During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, both in support of and against desegregation…

0245-001-B03-F04_0002_Redacted.pdf
During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, including students in Boston. The student in this letter believes integration is impossible to enforce all at once and suggests that students in the first…

0245-001-B03-F06_0002_Redacted.pdf
The 11-year-old student from Winthrop, MA, suggests that Mayor White move the teachers rather than the students.
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2