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This card was sent to Judge Garrity to notify him of mass services held "for [his] welfare and intentions" at St. Anthony Shrine.

This letter was sent to Judge W. Arthur Garrity from a Cambridge-based theologian to express thanks for his decision to desegregate Boston's schools. The letter discusses Christian faith, schools of theology, and ethnicity in religious contexts.

Letter to Senator Kennedy which tried to disprove that black schools were of inferior quality.

Letter to Judge Garrity from Mattapan resident who voiced strong opposition to busing.

Letter to Judge Garrity from Dorchester Resident who was concerned with "the criminal element in the black area."

Letter to Judge Garrity from Dorchester resident who was concerned that her daughter would not be attending the same high school she attended for the last three years.

Letter to Judge Garrity from Dorchester resident, who felt that his city and "country are no longer a Democracy." He also showed concern about a "black Boston, not an integrated one."

Letter from Mattapan resident who congratulated Judge Garrity for his court decision.

Letter from Jamaica Plain resident, who complained that "colored" people "changed the face of Roxbury."

Letter to Judge Garrity from concerned Dorchester resident, who wrote that the School Committee was "not supplying buses for the children" in her area. She asked him if her community could "either have the buses for transfers back to the [redacted]…