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This is a copy of a letter, possibly a draft, which Congressman Moakley sent to U.S. Attorney General Edward H. Levi, in which he briefly describes the negative effects that busing has had on the city of Boston. He goes on to request that the…

This press release declares that the U.S. House of Representatives, with Congressman Moakley’s support, has adopted constitutional amendment to ban forced busing. The amendment was introduced by Congressman Marvin Esch (R-Michigan). The press release…

This press release reports that Congressman Moakley is expecting “a bitter fight” between the House of Representative and the Senate over proposed anti-busing legislation. An amendment that has already passed in the House is expected to meet with…

This memo is addressed to “Jimmy,” presumably Jim O’Leary, who was a member of Congressman Moakley’s district staff. It outlines the various anti-busing actions that Moakley has taken in Congress, including legislation and discharge petitions that he…

This press release reports that Congressman Moakley has scheduled a meeting with the chairman of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Courts, Robert Kastenmeier (D-Wisconsin), “regarding the scope of powers of a Federal Judge, with particular…

In this statement, Congressman Moakley testifies before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that in Boston, “busing to achieve racial balance has had an opposite effect.” He provides enrollment and population statistics to support his argument that…

This press release announces that a Democratic Caucus meeting has been scheduled in Congress “for a recorded vote on forced busing,” which would be the first step towards the passage of a constitutional amendment that would ban forced busing…

In this press release, Congressman Moakley expresses his disappointment that a Democratic Caucus vote on forced busing did not pass a measure that, if passed, would have resulted in the recommendation of a constitutional amendment to ban forced…

This document includes typewritten notes on a phone call that Congressman Moakley had with U.S. Attorney General Edward H. Levi, as well as the handwritten version of the same notes. According to the notes, Moakley placed a telephone call to Attorney…

This testimony, which predates Judge Garrity’s decision in Morgan v. Hennigan, was given by Congressman Moakley at one of a series of hearings held by Harvard Law School professor Louis Jaffe on the topic of school desegregation in Boston. In his…