Letter from Arnold C. Vanderhoop to Bishop John M. Burgess

Letter from Arnold C. Vanderhoop to Bishop John M. Burgess

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

This letter was sent to Bishop John M. Burgess from Arnold C. Vanderhoop, President of METCO Board of Directors, thanking him for his support of the Racial Imbalance law and stressing the importance of the continued involvement of his congregation in aiding the community. It talks about his activism and sermons in the 1960's and their impact on Civil Rights in Boston in the past.

Arnold C. Vanderhoop, President of the Board METCO

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

Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections

May 14, 1974

Kristin Harris

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

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.

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M101, Box 12, Folder 22

Boston, MA
Boston Public Schools

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