Boston (Mass.)
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
White, Kevin, 1929-2012
Description
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.
Creator
White, Kevin H.
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983), Box 23 Folder 27
Letter to Boston Technical High School from a Dorchester Parent
Subject
African Americans—Segregation—Massachusetts—Boston
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
White, Kevin H.
Description
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 child to also be physically hurt. The parent emphasized that the child should receive extra homework for the days missed, but should under no circumstances remain in Roxbury after school had let out.
Creator
Redacted
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
September 30, 1974
Contributor
Paul Fuller
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Description
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] school for our children."
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997.
Publisher
University Archives and Special Collections of the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Date
September 5, 1974
Contributor
Maranan, Vini
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the University of Massachusetts Boston. Rights status is not evaluated. Copyright information can be found online at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Relation
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. View the finding aid for more related materials.
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Segregation in education--Law and legislation--United States--History
Description
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."
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997.
Publisher
University Archives and Special Collections of the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Date
July 28, 1974
Contributor
Maranan, Vini
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the University of Massachusetts Boston. Rights status is not evaluated. Copyright information can be found online at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Relation
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. View the finding aid for more related materials.
Format
PDF (Computer file format)
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Garrity 04_Redacted.pdf
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
[Redacted]
Dorchester, Mass 02125
July 28, 1974
Dear Judge Garrity,
I was born in the North End of Boston, many years ago; and I have lived to know that my Boston and my country are no longer a Democracy.
When parents are not allowed to send their children to schools near home, or schools of their choice; it is time to leave Boston as many are doing.
When jobs are given for color, and not ability, as you propose, we are in a sad way.
Why not do the right thing by your favor of people?
Have homes built in Wellesley and other suburbs, and they all can feel equal?
If you could live in Roxbury or parts of Dorchester, and meet children who are afraid to go outside to play, for fear of being beaten; then you might feel different.
If you pass your laws, we will before long have a black Boston, not an integrated one.
I believe in justice for all; but equal opportunities, according to ones abilities.
Trusting you will see that your rules are not what I feel are Just, I am.
Sincerely,
[Redacted]
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Description
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.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997.
Publisher
University Archives and Special Collections of the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Date
August 26, 1974
Contributor
Maranan, Vini
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the University of Massachusetts Boston. Rights status is not evaluated. Copyright information can be found online at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Relation
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. View the finding aid for more related materials.
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Description
Letter to Judge Garrity from Dorchester Resident who was concerned with "the criminal element in the black area."
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997.
Publisher
University Archives and Special Collections of the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Date
September 18, 1974
Contributor
Maranan, Vini
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the University of Massachusetts Boston. Rights status is not evaluated. Copyright information can be found online at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Relation
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. View the finding aid for more related materials
African Americans - Segregation - Massachusetts - Boston.
Boston Public School
Busing for school integration.
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History.
Description
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 neighborhood in which they live.
Creator
Redacted
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
March 7, 1974
Contributor
Paul Fuller
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 for more related information.
Format
Letter
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Mayor White Correspondence 0245.001, Box 2, Folder 25
Boston (Mass.)
Busing for school integration
School--integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
White, Kevin, 1929-2012
Description
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.
Creator
White, Kevin H.
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983), Box 23 Folder 48
Mayor White's Office's Notes on Dorchester Resident
Subject
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
White, Kevin, 1929-2012
Description
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 seats will be available at the Murphy."
Creator
White, Kevin H.
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983), Box 23 Folder 48
African Americans--Segregation
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Description
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 known at this time for its failing public housing projects. The creator of the memo, Oliver Powell, was a minister and leader of the Metropolitan Boston Association of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ.
Creator
Oliver Powell
Source
Massachusetts Conference. Metropolitan Boston Association. Records, 1930-2003
Publisher
Congregational Library and Archives, Boston, Massachusetts
Date
September 30, 1974
Contributor
Jacob Lusk
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Congregational Library and Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.