Letter from a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, to Louise Day Hicks
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Title
Letter from a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, to Louise Day Hicks
Subject
Boston (Mass.)--History
Boston (Mass.)--Race Relations--History--20th Century
African American Youth--Massachusetts--Boston
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Race awareness--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
Boston (Mass.)--Race Relations--History--20th Century
African American Youth--Massachusetts--Boston
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Race awareness--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
Description
A resident of Jacksonville, FL writes to Louise Day Hicks concerning Hicks's views on busing.
Creator
Name redacted
Source
Louise Day Hicks Papers, 1971-1975 (Bulk, 1974-1975). Box 1, folder 2: correspondence, 1971-1974
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
1974-10-07
Contributor
Anderson, Connor M.
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 Louise Day Hicks papers, 1971-1975 (Bulk, 1974-1975) for more related information
Format
JPEG (Image coding standard)
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
9800015-001-002-008
Coverage
Jacksonville, FL
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
October 7, 1974
Louise Day Hicks
City Hall
Boston Mass.
Dear Sir,
This letter is in reference to your stand on school busing. I consider it Party Dictatorship.
I am enclosing a copy of a phrase intitled "Democracy".
You have my permission to have copies made for distribution, free to the people of Boston, in order to defeat Bussing. You may do so at no charge of "Democracy" piece of literature, for said purpose.
Sincerely,
[Redacted]
Jacksonville, Fla.
Louise Day Hicks
City Hall
Boston Mass.
Dear Sir,
This letter is in reference to your stand on school busing. I consider it Party Dictatorship.
I am enclosing a copy of a phrase intitled "Democracy".
You have my permission to have copies made for distribution, free to the people of Boston, in order to defeat Bussing. You may do so at no charge of "Democracy" piece of literature, for said purpose.
Sincerely,
[Redacted]
Jacksonville, Fla.
Original Format
Paper
Files
Collection
Citation
Name redacted, “Letter from a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, to Louise Day Hicks,” Stark & Subtle Divisions: A Collaborative History of Segregation in Boston, accessed April 25, 2024, https://bosdesca.omeka.net/items/show/407.