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These two letters were sent between Louise Day Hicks and a resident of Dorchester. The latter writes to Hicks to express appreciation for Hick's public acknowledgement of Christian faith. The author goes on to ask Hicks to "extend grace to the Black…

These materials were sent between Louise Day Hicks and a reverend affiliated with Boston College. The Reverend wishes blessings upon Hicks for her opposition to school desegregation.

These two letters were sent between Louise Day Hicks and a resident of Wrentham. The latter writes to Hicks to express appreciation for Hick's organization of R.O.A.R. The author acknowledges the many religious leaders who have spoken out against the…

This letter was sent from Louise Day Hicks to a reverend in Chesterfield, MO. The letter addresses the reverend's written interest in R.O.A.R. and acknowledges some religious support for the organization in the Boston area.

This letter sent to Louise Day Hicks and John Kerrigan shares a prayer for strength in the battle against school desegregation.

This letter to Louise Day Hicks wishes her God's blessings and refers to her as "Joan of Arc of Boston."

This letter from Philadelpha, PA, excoriates Louise Day Hicks for her stance on Boston's school desegregation movement. The author uses Biblical prose to warn Hicks of God's disdain for anger, pride, and sin. The author provides her name [redacted]…

A resident of the borough of Bronx in New New York, NY, writes to Louise Day Hicks mentioning how Judge Garrity's children, and children of other busing supporters, have never seen the inside of a public school. The author also points out the…

A list of the high, middle, elementary, and postgraduate schools within the 10th district in the Boston public school system.

A newspaper clipping from an article about ROAR's "March on Washington" in 1975. The clipping, found in the Louise Day Hicks papers at Boston City Archives, states that ROAR marched to demand a constitutional amendment to block school busing.