This brief memo was addressed to Boston-area ministers with the news that local police had temporarily but forcibly occupied the Columbia Point Christian Center due to tensions regarding busing. Columbia Point, a subsection of Dorchester, was well…
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…
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…
Letter from Mayor White to Dorchester resident who showed concern regarding taxes and residents' ability to pay for busing. Draft notes from the mayor's office are included as well.
Notes from Mayor White's office, which concern a Dorhcester resident. She asked the mayor about the possibility of withholding their property taxes that go to schools. She also felt that she would get into grouble for speaking out against busing.
This note mentions that the hostess of the coffee klatch introduced Mayor White to her son who "'will be bused this fall.'" She also asked the mayor what would "happen if children were brought back the Murphy School." She asked him, "how many empty…
These notes pertain to a Dorchester resident who asked why the taxpayers had to pay for busing. Mayor White clarified that state representatives vetoed a proposal for state funding of busing.