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Letter to Mayor Kevin White from a Roxbury resident who is upset at South Boston residents. The writer believes that Boston's black community has responded admirably to busing, while the "non-lace curtain Irish" of South Boston have shamed…

This letter is addressed to President Ford, Senators Kennedy and Brooke, Governor Dukakis, Representative Moakley, and Mayor White, all elected representatives of this lawyer from South Boston. The writer expressed a concern for their hometown of…

This letter to the Editor of the Boston Globe explains the author's belief that the people of South Boston are behaving in a racist manner. The author explains their position of being for children's choice in any school. The author believes, however,…

This letter to Mayor White explains the mother's position against busing for her daughter. The father of the child is black and the mother is white. The mother is afraid that if her daughter is bused to South Boston she will be in danger because of…

Letter to Mayor White from a Hyde Park resident who is upset about the violent responses to busing in Boston. The writer is a young white woman who has lived her whole life in Boston. While she does not believe that violence is ever the answer to…

This letter to Mayor White describes why the author, a South Boston mother, does not want her children to be bused to the McCormack Middle School on Columbia Point. The mother implores the mayor to read the police blotter from Columbia Point so as to…

This East Boston parent is very upset at the prospect of their children being bused out of East Boston. They describe East Boston residents as a unique breed who have faced a great deal of turmoil before in their neighborhood through the loss of Wood…

This letter to Mayor Kevin White from a South Boston mother of nine children explains the author's anger and disappointment at the prospect of busing children out of their neighborhoods. She had five children graduate from South Boston High School…

This anonymous letter to Mayor White describes the author's intention to move out of Boston if busing is implemented. The author does not want their child to go to school in Grove Hall, which they describe as one of the worst areas of the city.

This letter to Mayor White describes how this resident does not want their children bused into any other neighborhoods for school. They were born and raised in South Boston, and it is important to them that their children are also raised in the…