Middle School Essay on Desegregation
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
This is an excerpt from a book compiled of essays written by sixth grade students of the Oliver W. Holmes Middle School in the Dorchester section of Boston. The essays document the experiences of an integrated class during Phase I of desegregation during the 1974-1975 school year.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) Correspondences, Box 3, Folder 5
Boston City Archives
Circa 1975
Beaubrun, Krystle
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated
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0245-001-B03-F05.pdf
Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)
Middle School Essay on Desegregation
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
This is an excerpt from a book compiled of essays written by sixth grade students of the Oliver W. Holmes Middle School in the Dorchester section of Boston. The essays document the experiences of an integrated class during Phase I of desegregation during the 1974-1975 school year.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) Correspondence, Box 3, Folder 5
Boston City Archives
Circa 1975
Beaubrun, Krystle
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated
<span>View the </span><a title="Mayor Kevin H White records" href="http://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/Guide%20to%20the%20Mayor%20Kevin%20H.%20White%20records_tcm3-50275.pdf" target="_blank">finding aid</a><span> to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information.</span>
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0245.00-B03-F05.pdf
Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)
Middle School Essay on Desegregation
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
This is an excerpt from a book compiled of essays written by sixth grade students of the Oliver W. Holmes Middle School in the Dorchester section of Boston. The essays document the experiences of an integrated class during Phase I of desegregation during the 1974-1975 school year.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) Correspondence, Box 3, Folder 5
Boston City Archives
Circa 1975
Beaubrun, Krystle
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated
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0245-001-B03-F05.pdf
Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)
Letter from Students in Cleveland, Ohio to Mayor Kevin H. White
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
When the desegregation of Boston Public Schools made national headlines, students across the country sent letters to Mayor Kevin White giving advice, criticism, and concern. This particular class suggested asking the students of Boston how they feel about forced busing.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) Sympathetic Letters, 1974, Box 47, Folder 40
Boston City Archives
1974-10-22
Beaubrun, Krystle
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
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0245-001-B47-F40
Boston (Mass.)
Cleveland (Ohio)
Letter from Third Grade Student to Mayor Kevin White
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
A third grader wrote to Mayor White to tell him he wants the violence to stop.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) Sympathetic letters, 1974, Box 47, Folder 19
Boston City Archives
1974-10-10
Beaubrun, Krystle
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
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0245-001-B47-F19
Boston (Mass.)
Letter to Judge Garrity from a high school student in Boston
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
On June 21, 1974, Judge Garrity ruled in a court case that was filed by the NAACP in 1972. He found that racial segregation was present in the Boston school system in all areas of the city, at all grade levels, and in all types of schools. A firestorm ensued, and he received a barrage of correspondence from students, parents and citizens, both in support and in hostility to his court decision. This student was about to be a senior in high school and wrote to Judge Garrity explaining why they should be able to stay at their current school.
Name Redacted
<span>Garrity, W Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. </span>SC-0090 Box 49, Folder 3: Correspondence.
University Archives & Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston
1974-08-19
Prescott, Lauren
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Garrity-f3-001.pdf
Boston (Mass.)
Letter to Judge Garrity from a high school student in Boston
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Garrity, Wendell Arthur, 1920-1999
On June 21, 1974, Judge Garrity ruled in a court case that was filed by the NAACP in 1972. He found that racial segregation was present in the Boston school system in all areas of the city, at all grade levels, and in all types of schools. A firestorm ensued, and he received a barrage of correspondence from students, parents and citizens, both in support and in hostility to his court decision. This student was about to be a senior in high school and wrote to Judge Garrity explaining why they should be able to stay at their current school. This particular student already bought their class ring and had their picture taken for the school yearbook and did not want to be forced to attend another school for senior year.
Name Redacted
Garrity, W Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. SC-0090 Box 49, Folder 3: Correspondence
University Archives & Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston
1974-08-19
Prescott, Lauren
<span>This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the University of Massachusetts Boston. Rights status is not evaluated. </span><span>Please see: </span><a href="http://blogs.umb.edu/archives/about/rights-and-reproductions/">http://blogs.umb.edu/archives/about/rights-and-reproductions/</a><span> for copyright information.</span>
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Garrity-f3-002.pdf
Boston (Mass.)
Letter to Judge Garrity from a middle school student
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, Wendell Arthur, 1920-1999
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
On June 21, 1974, Judge Garrity ruled in a court case that was filed by the NAACP in 1972. He found that racial segregation was present in the Boston school system in all areas of the city, at all grade levels, and in all types of schools. A firestorm ensued, and he received a barrage of correspondence from students, parents and citizens, both in support and in hostility to his court decision. This particular student believed in integration but did not believe in busing students. The student suggested that the city instead build parks, create more clubs for children as well as sports teams.
Name Redacted
Garrity, W Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. SC-0090 Box 49, Folder 4: Correspondence
University Archives & Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston
September 5, 1974
Prescott, Lauren
<span>This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the University of Massachusetts Boston. Rights status is not evaluated.</span><br /><span>Please see: </span><a href="http://blogs.umb.edu/archives/about/rights-and-reproductions/">http://blogs.umb.edu/archives/about/rights-and-reproductions/</a><span> for copyright information.</span>
View the finding aid to the <a href="http://www.lib.umb.edu/node/1596">Garrity, W Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997</a> for more related information.
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Garrity-f4-001.pdf
Boston (Mass.)
Letter from Student
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
Students from advanced fourth and fifth grade classes at the M.J. Tobin School in Roxbury shared their concerns about busing. They were afraid that Phase II of forced busing would end advanced classes and this would academically hold back from reaching their potential.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) Busing: Assorted Material, Box 20, Folder 72
Boston City Archives
1975-04-09
Beaubrun, Krystle
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
<div><span>Part of the Mayor Kevin H. White records.</span><span> <span>View the </span><a title="Mayor Kevin H White records" href="http://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/Guide%20to%20the%20Mayor%20Kevin%20H.%20White%20records_tcm3-50275.pdf" target="_blank">finding aid</a><span> to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information. For other related materials, see the </span></span><span>Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. Archives and Special Collections, </span><span>University of Massachusetts Boston</span><span>. View the </span><a title="Garrity papers" href="http://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15774coll8/id/213/rec/6" target="_blank">finding aid</a><span> for more information about the collection.</span></div>
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0245-001-B20-F72
Boston (Mass.)
Letter from Student to Judge W. Arthur Garrity (2)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
Students from advanced fourth and fifth grade classes at the M.J. Tobin School in Roxbury shared their concerns about busing. They were afraid that Phase II of forced busing would end advanced classes and this would academically hold back from reaching their potential. This image is from the cover the fourth grade class's book of letters.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) Busing: Assorted Material, Box 20, Folder 72
Boston City Archives
1975-04
Beaubrun, Krystle
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
<div><span>Part of the Mayor Kevin H. White records.</span><span> <span>View the </span><a title="Mayor Kevin H White records" href="http://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/Guide%20to%20the%20Mayor%20Kevin%20H.%20White%20records_tcm3-50275.pdf" target="_blank">finding aid</a><span> to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information. For other related materials, see the </span></span><span>Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. Archives and Special Collections, </span><span>University of Massachusetts Boston</span><span>. View the </span><a title="Garrity papers" href="http://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15774coll8/id/213/rec/6" target="_blank">finding aid</a><span> for more information about the collection.</span></div>
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0245-001-B20-F72
Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)