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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Letter from a METCO parent to Ruth Batson, thanking Ruth for allowing her daughter to be part of METCO.

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The two students from Walterboro, South Carolina, wrote to Mayor Kevin White about their experience with integration in their town in 1971 - 1972. Although many were unhappy at first, there was minimal violence and no protests to integration. The two…

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During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, including students in Boston. The student in this letter encourages Mayor White to continue desegregating the schools, calling him "the best mayor we…

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The 11-year-old student from Winthrop, MA, suggests that Mayor White move the teachers rather than the students.

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The student attended the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester and is against busing. The student wrote to Mayor White to say that they did not wish to be bused to South Boston the following school year.
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