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Letter written from the South Boston Residents' Group, Inc. in which they give their support to the South Boston Home & School Association's opposition to redistricting plans. The letter affirms the group's stance that students should attend schools…

Letter from a Dorchester resident to Mayor Kevin White describing their disdain for the busing plan. Their definition of a neighborhood necessarily includes educational institutions, and they contend that busing students to other schools diminishes…

The executive board committee of METCO met to discuss the upcoming school year and how the program would try to avoid publicity. METCO planned to give their own controlled press conference for invited media only. Committee members were asked to…

A letter from METCO to the State Board of Education requesting more funding for the METCO program. Highlights the success of the program over the last decade.

This report to the Board of Directors of METCO in 1974 discusses the idea of expanding METCO to vocational and technical high schools and the additional costs associated with the expansion.

METCO Meeting minutes that document budgetary issues and the allowing of the treasurer to borrow money under METCO, INC to fund the program. Also of note, a delegation met in Washington, DC to discuss forced bussing and desegregation alongside ROAR…

Handwritten letter from "concerned parents of three children" to Mayor Kevin White. These parents had lived in South Boston for their entire lives and their parents had even attended school in South Boston. They urged the mayor to support the Home…

This typed letter to Mayor Kevin White expresses anger at the proposition of busing students across the city. The author, an East Boston resident, would rather students be transported via helicopters than buses as the students would then not have to…

Western Union Mailgram to Mayor Kevin White from residents of Hyde Park. The writers threaten Hyde Park's secession from Boston if busing occurs.

Letter from a Dorchester parent to one of their children's schools. The parent informs the school of the reason for the child's absence, which is violence related to busing. The parent's daughter had been assaulted, and they did not want the other…