Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
High school students--Massachusetts--Boston
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Urban youth--Massachusetts--Boston
Description
MOSAIC was founded by Michael Tierney and Dan Terris and launched at South Boston High School in 1980 in response to the desegregation of Boston public schools in the 1970s. A yearly publication was published from 1980 to 1988. Additionally, exhibitions of their photographs were displayed in locations around the city. In 1989 a traveling exhibition by the students was created, being first shown at the Boston Public Library.
University Archives & Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston
Date
circa 1989
Contributor
Prescott, Lauren
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the University of Massachusetts Boston. Rights status is not evaluated. Please see the Healey Library website: for copyright information.
Letter to Mayor White from South Boston Mother of Nine
Subject
African Americans—Segregation—Massachusetts—Boston
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
White, Kevin H.
Description
This letter to Mayor Kevin White from a South Boston mother of nine children explains the author's anger and disappointment at the prospect of busing children out of their neighborhoods. She had five children graduate from South Boston High School and she had hoped that the other four would do so as well. The letter discusses community pride through the sports at South Boston High School. The author claims that Roxbury will never be a part of her community even if her children are forced to go to school there.
Creator
Redacted
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
August 9, 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.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools (proper noun)
Busing for school integration
High school students -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Segregation in education—United States
Race relations—Massachusetts--Boston
Urban youth--Massachusetts--Boston
Description
MOSAIC was founded by Michael Tierney and Dan Terris and launched at South Boston High School in 1980 in response to the desegregation of Boston public schools in the 1970s. A yearly publication was published from 1980 to 1988. Additionally, exhibitions of their photographs were displayed in locations around the city. In 1989 a traveling exhibition by the students was created, being first shown at the Boston Public Library.
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
Description
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.
Creator
South Boston High School students
Source
Mosaic Records, 1980-1990. SC-0045 Publications.
Publisher
University Archives & Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston.