"Make Congress Stop Bussing," booklet by Congressman Lawrence P. MacDonald
Subject
Busing for school integration--Law and legislation
Description
Front page of the booklet depicting busing, police officers, and a child with a sign appealing for Congress to stop busing of students as a means of integrating schools.
Creator
McDonald, Lawrence Patton
Source
Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100) Series 04 District Issues, Box 5 Folder 54.
Publisher
John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
Date
1976-04
Contributor
Carpenter, Rebecca A.
Rights
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
“An Open Letter to Massachusetts Liberals” from “The Committee of Correspondents”
Subject
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Description
The exact origins of this letter, its specific creators, and its specific intended recipients are unknown, although it is clearly marked as a “draft.” It appears to be from a group calling themselves “the committee of correspondents” and writing to Massachusetts’ “liberal” politicians on behalf of “the working class people of Boston.” Even with unknown origins, the letter provides significant insight into a particular set of anti-busing sentiments. The committee laments the current state of the city of Boston and states that “the Federal Court in Boston and Judge Garrity are distorting the Constitution and creating a Frankenstein in the form of massive forced busing.” They further detail their feelings over the course the seven page letter and call on “Massachusetts liberals” to find a way end busing and “honor” “the rights of all people and all neighborhoods.”
Creator
"The Committee of Correspondents"
Source
Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100)
Series 04 District Issues, Box 5 Folder 49
Publisher
John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
Date
January 12, 1976
Contributor
Kintz, Laura
Rights
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
Relation
View the finding aid to the John Joseph Moakley Papers for more information (PDF).
Boston (Mass.)
Busing for school integration
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
United States. Congress
Description
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 has supported, as well testimony that he has given.
Creator
Moakley, John Joseph
Source
Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100)
Series 03.09 Legislative Assistants' Files: General Files, Box 1 Folder 2
Publisher
John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
Date
circa November 1975
Contributor
Kintz, Laura
Rights
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
Relation
View the finding aid to the John Joseph Moakley Papers for more information (PDF).
“Mourn Massachusetts” statement from Boston parents
Description
The specific authors of this statement are unknown, but they identify themselves in the text as “we, the parents of the children of Boston.” In the statement, the writers express their anger over the receivership of South Boston High School, calling Judge Garrity’s orders unconstitutional. They assert their belief that their elected officials in Congress, including Moakley, have not done enough to denounce the receivership and call on them to take action.
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
West Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
West Roxbury Information Center
Description
This eight-page newsletter, published and distributed by the anti-busing West Roxbury Information Center, is, according to its creators, part of a series of publication that will present “a factual account of busing and its affect [sic] on the children of Boson, the citizens of Boston, and the city itself.” It begins by denying that the Information Center, and others like it in other neighborhoods, is “designed to promote racism, bigotry, and violence.” The group asserts their constitutional right to free speech, and that they will use this right to protest “this illegal act being perpetrated on us by a Federal Judge, who has exceeded his judicial powers.” The newsletter outlines the group’s formal mission statement, provides information on several recent developments regarding the busing issue, and includes a mailing list reply form as well as contact information for the Center and for Massachusetts politicians.
Creator
West Roxbury Information Center
Source
Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100)
Series 04 District Issues, Box 6 Folder 64
Publisher
John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
Date
circa August 1975
Contributor
Kintz, Laura
Rights
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
Relation
View the finding aid to the John Joseph Moakley Papers for more information (PDF).
Boston Public Schools: projected enrollments and daily attendance, all schools, 10 September 1975
Subject
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration—Massachusetts—Boston
Segregation in education—United States
Description
This document created by the Boston Public Schools articulates both the projected and actual enrollment as broken down by school, area, and race during the first week of Phase II's implementation.
Creator
Boston Public Schools
Source
Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100)
Series 04 District Issues, Box 5 Folder 51
Publisher
Moakley Archive & Institute
Date
1975-09-10
Contributor
Dunham, Cheyenne
Rights
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
Congressman John Joseph Moakley at Rules Committee desk
Subject
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules.
Description
Congressman John Joseph Moakley hold a gavel while sitting at the House Rules Committee table
Creator
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
Source
Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100)
Series 10.02 Photographs: Congressional Photographs, Box 2 Folder 42
John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
Publisher
John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
Date
1989
Contributor
Kintz, Laura
Rights
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
Relation
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Congressman John Joseph Moakley at Saint Patrick's Day Parade
Subject
Boston (Mass.)
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
South Boston (Boston, Mass.)
Description
Congressman Moakley rides in a car at the 1997 Saint Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston
Creator
Moakley, John Joseph
Source
Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100)
Series 10.04 Photographs: Event Photographs, Box 9 Folder 141
Publisher
John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
Date
1997
Contributor
Kintz, Laura
Rights
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
Relation
View the finding aid to the John Joseph Moakley Papers for more information (PDF).
Congressman John Joseph Moakley with Boston School Committee members Paul Ellison and John Tierney
Subject
Boston (Mass.)
Boston (Mass.). School Committee
Busing for school integration
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
Description
Congressman Moakley meets with Boston School Committee members Paul Ellison and John Tierney
Creator
Moakley, John Joseph
Source
Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100)
Series 10.02 Photographs: Congressional Photographs, Box 1 Folder 8
Publisher
John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
Date
circa 1972-circa 1975
Contributor
Kintz, Laura
Rights
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
Relation
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Congressman John Joseph Moakley with Senator Edith Green (D-Oregon)
Subject
Boston (Mass.)
Busing for school integration
Green, Edith, 1910-1987
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
United States. Congress
Description
Congressman Moakley meets with Senator Edith Green (D-Oregon) to discuss anti-busing legislation
Creator
Moakley, John Joseph
Source
Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100)
Series 10.02 Photographs: Congressional Photographs, Box 1 Folder 19
Publisher
John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
Date
March 13, 1974
Contributor
Kintz, Laura
Rights
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
Relation
View the finding aid to the John Joseph Moakley Papers for more information (PDF).