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Photograph of Ruth M. Batson sitting in a crowded room waiting for a Boston School Committee meeting.

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Ruth M. Batson shaking hands with Judge W. Arthur Garrity.

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Affadavit of Ruth Batson recounting an incident between a student and a teacher.

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This article is published in MOSAIC's Spring 1985 edition. Students look back on their experiences with desegregation in Boston schools and in particular, busing.

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Cover from a booklet Ruth M Batson and Lyda Peter wrote, "Community Crisis Intervention and Boston's Desegregation Effort."

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An unpublished report by Ruth Batson called "The METCO Story." This page outlines the considerations taken in choosing students to participate in METCO in the summer of 1966.

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Two pages from an unpublished report "The METCO Story" written by Ruth Batson. These pages highlight questions asked at parent informational meetings in the summer of 1966.

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Resume of Ruth M. Batson, ca. 1995.

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A Report from Ruth M. Batson, assistant director of METCO, updating the board of directors on the application process.

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A letter to Ruth M. Batson from Robert Place, Principal of Marblehead Junior High regarding her retirement from METCO.
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