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This is a statement released by Mayor White regarding Garrity's order. In this, White states that Garrity does not believe the city and school's financial crisis exists. The Judge has ordered that the city find sixteen million to fix the school's…

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

Letter written from the South Boston Residents' Group, Inc. in which they give their support to the South Boston Home & School Association's opposition to redistricting plans. The letter affirms the group's stance that students should attend schools…

Mayor Kevin White wrote a brief general letter to a resident of New York concerning Boston Busing. The mayor indicated that his main concern was student safety. He thanked the resident for their suggestions.

Mayor Kevin White forwarded the letter from a resident of Inglewood, California and thanked them for writing.

Mayor Kevin White responded to a resident of Dalton, Georgia, He agreed that Boston needed to seek peace and stated that Boston was looking into alternatives to forced busing.

Mayor Kevin White thanked the resident of Florida for the book they provided. He encouraged the resident to keep their faith and ask questions about the busing situation.

A press release from Mayor Kevin H. White criticizing the Racial Imbalance Law and proposing his own course of action to desegregate the Boston Public Schools

This poem is written by a young child witnessing the turmoil between whites and blacks during busing.

Students raising their hands in class to answer the teachers question. Taken during a visit by Mayor Kevin H. White to Boston Public schools.