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This letter from Assistant Attorney General J. Stanley Pottinger of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is a response to a letter that Moakley sent (of which no copy is available), asking Mr. Pottinger for an update on the Department of…

This correspondence includes a letter sent to Congressman Moakley from anti-busing advocate and Boston City Councilor Louise Day Hicks, as well as Moakley’s response. In her letter, Councilor Hicks thanks Moakley for supporting anti-busing…

This correspondence includes a letter sent to Congressman Moakley from a married couple in Jamaica Plain, as well as Moakley’s response. The couple express their dismay that a congressional bill intended to end forced busing is “tied up in committee”…

This correspondence includes a telegram sent to Congressman Moakley from anti-busing organization Restore Our Alienated Rights (ROAR), as well as Moakley’s response. In their telegram, the members of ROAR “respectfully demand” that Moakley be present…

This correspondence includes a note sent to Congressman Moakley from a resident of the Boston suburb of Braintree, as well as Moakley’s response. The resident calls for Moakley to “censure Judge Garrity immediately,” calling him “sick with power.” In…

This correspondence includes a note sent to Congressman Moakley from a resident of an unspecified part of Boston, as well as Moakley’s response. The resident explains why she is opposed to busing and asks Moakley to find an alternate solution. In his…

This correspondence includes a letter sent to Congressman Moakley from a resident of the Boston suburb of Westwood, as well as Moakley’s response. The resident asks Moakley to send her his opinions on busing. In his response, Moakley obliges, calling…

This correspondence includes a letter sent to Congressman Moakley from the president of Mass. Citizens Against Forced Busing, Inc, Marianne Procida, as well as Moakley’s response. In her letter, Ms. Procida thanks Moakley for his “strong ant-busing…

In this form letter sent to his constituents, Congressman Moakley reflects on Boston as a city of “neighborhoods” and describes the reasons why he opposes forced busing. He assures his constituents that he is “personally committed” to supporting the…

This correspondence includes a telegram sent to Congressman Moakley from a resident of the Boston suburb of Norwood, as well as Moakley’s response. The resident sent the telegram to Moakley in Washington, D.C., to express frustration over the…