Letter from Jean McGuire to Judge W. Arthur Garrity

Dublin Core

Title

Letter from Jean McGuire to Judge W. Arthur Garrity

Subject

Boston (Mass.)--History
Boston (Mass.)--Public Schools
Boston (Mass.)--Race relations--History--20th century
African Americans--Segregation
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History

Description

Letter to Judge W. Arthur Garrity from Jean McGuire on behalf of parents, faculty and students of William Lloyd Garrison School of Roxbury. The letter requests his support in maintaining a successful and quality integrated school program in 1 of the elementary schools in the area that had been struggling.

Creator

Jean McGuire, Executive Director of METCO

Source

Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, INC
Records, 1961-2005

Publisher

Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections

Date

April 12, 1976

Contributor

Kristin Harris

Rights

This item is made available for research and educational purposes by Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. Rights status is not evaluated.

Relation

Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), Inc., 1961-2005 (bulk 1966-1995), Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. See also the Boston Social Justice Organizations and Activists at Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

M101, Box 12, Folder 22

Coverage

Boston, MA
Boston Public Schools

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Letter

Files

20150414_111111.jpg

Citation

Jean McGuire, Executive Director of METCO, “Letter from Jean McGuire to Judge W. Arthur Garrity,” Stark & Subtle Divisions: A Collaborative History of Segregation in Boston, accessed March 28, 2024, https://bosdesca.omeka.net/items/show/312.