Transcript of Oral History Interview of Mark Harvey

Transcript of Oral History Interview of Mark Harvey

Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration

In this interview, Dr. Mark Harvey, who founded the Jazz Coalition Magnet Arts Desegregation in Boston in 1970, reflects on his work with Boston's youth during the 1970s and the impact of Judge W. Arthur Garrity's 1974 decision in the case of Morgan v. Hennigan, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the goal of creating racial balance in the public schools. He discusses the formation of the Jazz Coalition and its impact; the social and racial climate of the 1970s in Boston; and the importance of integration.

John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.

Moakley Oral History Project

John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.

March 3, 2005

Kintz, Laura

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Oral history interview transcript

OH-045

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Note: Original audio recording is available for listening at the John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.

44:13

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Hidalgo, AnaMaria

Harvey, Mark

Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Mass.

Mr. Harvey’s background p. 3 (00:06)
Background information on Jazz Coalition p. 4 (03:30)
Before Garrity decision p. 7 (07:28)
Jazz Coalition proposals and programs p. 10 (13:51)
Media presence and community violence/tension p. 14 (22:41)
Parents’ involvement p. 16 (27:13)
More on Mr. Harvey’s experiences with the Jazz Coalition p. 17 (29:36)
Reflections on desegregation p. 23 (40:43)