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.
Description
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.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 5: Correspondence
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
circa 1975
Contributor
Prescott, Lauren
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information.
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.
Description
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.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 5: Correspondence
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
circa 1975
Contributor
Prescott, Lauren
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information.
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.
Description
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.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 5: Correspondence
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
circa 1975
Contributor
Prescott, Lauren
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information.
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.
Description
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.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 5: Correspondence
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
circa 1975
Contributor
Prescott, Lauren
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information.
Letter to Judge Garrity from a high school student in Boston
Subject
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
Description
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.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Garrity, W Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. SC-0090 Box 49, Folder 3: Correspondence.
Publisher
University Archives & Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston
Letter to Judge Garrity from a high school student in Boston
Subject
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Garrity, Wendell Arthur, 1920-1999
Description
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.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Garrity, W Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. SC-0090 Box 49, Folder 3: Correspondence
Publisher
University Archives & Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston
Letter to Judge Garrity from a middle school student
Subject
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
Description
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.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Garrity, W Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. SC-0090 Box 49, Folder 4: Correspondence
Publisher
University Archives & Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from 5th grade student
Subject
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.
Description
The student wrote a letter to Mayor White listing the reasons why they believed busing to be a bad idea. During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, both in support of and against desegregation (particularly busing).
Creator
Name redacted.
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 4: Correspondence.
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
1974-03-31
Contributor
Prescott, Lauren
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information.
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from two students in South Carolina
Subject
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.
Description
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 students came up with a list of rules for a "Together School" that they felt would be useful for Boston schools.
Creator
Names redacted
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 6: Correspondence
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
1974-12-30
Contributor
Prescott, Lauren
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information.
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.