Student Essay on Desegregation
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
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.
Students at the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester, MA, wrote essays on their experiences with Phase I of the court ordered desegregation of Boston public schools. The students' teacher sent the essays to Mayor Kevin White. Almost all of the essays demonstrate that while desegregation was the focus in the beginning of the school year, that disappeared as they formed new friendships and went on multiple field trips. The student in this essay was not bused, but did not want to attend the Holmes school. They go on to explain that while there wasn't violence at the Holmes school, there were several stabbings outside of school at the Ashmont train station. Despite all of that, the student proclaimed that it was their favorite school year.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 5: Correspondence
Boston City Archives
circa 1975
Prescott, Lauren
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Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)
Student Essay on Desegregation
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
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.
Students at the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester, MA wrote essays on their experiences with Phase I of the court ordered desegregation of Boston public schools. The students' teacher sent the essays to Mayor Kevin White. Almost all of the essays demonstrate that while desegregation was the focus in the beginning of the school year, that disappeared as they formed new friendships and went on multiple field trips. This particular student was bused to school and was frightened to enter an integrated school. Immediately, he made friends with two black classmates. He did not want to attend the Holmes school for a second year, not because of integration but because the school was older and in poor condition.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 5: Correspondence
Boston City Archives
circa 1975
Prescott, Lauren
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Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)
Student 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.
Students at the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester, MA wrote essays on their experiences with Phase I of the court ordered desegregation of Boston public schools. The students' teacher sent the essays to Mayor Kevin White. Almost all of the essays demonstrate that while desegregation was the focus in the beginning of the school year, that disappeared as they formed new friendships and went on multiple field trips. This student was nervous about integration, but was relieved to find out that other students were just as nervous as she was.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 5: Correspondence
Boston City Archives
circa 1975
Prescott, Lauren
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Boston, MA
Student Essay on Desegregation
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
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.
Students at the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester, MA wrote essays on their experiences with Phase I of the court ordered desegregation of Boston public schools. The students' teacher sent the essays to Mayor Kevin White. Almost all of the essays demonstrate that while desegregation was the focus in the beginning of the school year, that disappeared as they formed new friendships and went on multiple field trips. This particular student is against busing, even though she agrees with integration. She believes that students should be able to choose which school they want to attend.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 5: Correspondence
Boston City Archives
circa 1975
Prescott, Lauren
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
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Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)
Student Essay on Desegregation
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
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.
Students at the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester, MA wrote essays on their experiences with Phase I of the court ordered desegregation of Boston public schools. The students' teacher sent the essays to Mayor Kevin White. Almost all of the essays demonstrate that while desegregation was the focus in the beginning of the school year, that disappeared as they formed new friendships and went on multiple field trips. When this student first heard about integration in Boston schools, he thought it was a good idea. One of the most memorable moments of the school year was when he was elected to the Bi-Racial Council. The council allows students to get together and speak on racial issues.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 5: Correspondence
Boston City Archives
circa 1975
Prescott, Lauren
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
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Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)
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.
The issue of school desegregation attracted a lot of attention and concern. Third grade students from the Miller School in Holliston, MA, sent letters to Mayor Kevin White offering their opinions on how to handle the reactions to forced busing. The young author of this letter shares his idea with Mayor White about how to end the violence.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) Sympathetic letters, 1974, Box 47, Folder 40
Boston City Archives
October 10, 1974
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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Holliston (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
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Boston (Mass.)
Cleveland (Ohio)
Letter from Student in Sacramento, California 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 student shares his/her experiences about integration.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983)
Boston City Archives
1975-04-29
Beaubrun, Krystle
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Boston (Mass.)
Sacramento (Calif.)
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.)