Letter from a resident of Jeffersontown, Kentucky, to Mayor Kevin H. White

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Title

Letter from a resident of Jeffersontown, Kentucky, to Mayor Kevin H. White

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

Description

A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from a man in Jeffersontown, KY who is experiencing forced busing in his town. There is a plan called the JET plan in KY that he enclosed in his letter to the mayor. The clipping calls the JET plan the "answer to providing equal educational opportunities without disrupting the educational system."

Creator

Name redacted

Source

Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). Box 2, folder 23: correspondence, busing, 1973-1975

Publisher

Boston City Archives

Date

1975-05-22

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 Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information

Format

JPEG (Image coding standard)

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

0245001-002-023-001

Coverage

Jeffersontown, KY
Boston, MA

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

[Redacted]

Jeffersontown, Kentucky 40299

To: The Honorable Kevin H. White

       Mayor of the City of Boston

       City Hall

       Boston, Massachusetts

Date: May 22, 1975

                Dear Mr. Mayor:

                Back in the days when you were the Secretary of State I was quite involved in your campaigns. As I had no particular interest in the City of Boston I ceased to be involved in your campaigns.

Now I live in Jefferson County which encompasses the City of Louisville, Kentucky and like the City of Boston we are having the same problem with forced bussing by court order which is as distasteful here as I’m sure it is in Boston.

However, there is a plan under expierment here which may be a little bit more palatable. I have enclosed a brief printed outline of the JET plan. I am sure if you contacted Mayor Harvey Sloane who you know well the whole program might be of interest to you. Its not the true salvation to the problem but its at least an attempt to be doing something that the courts find sufficient to meet their demands.

Yours for a successful solution,

Signed: [Redacted]



Original Format

Paper

Files

0245001-002-023-001A.jpg

Citation

Name redacted, “Letter from a resident of Jeffersontown, Kentucky, to Mayor Kevin H. White,” Stark & Subtle Divisions: A Collaborative History of Segregation in Boston, accessed April 23, 2024, https://bosdesca.omeka.net/items/show/411.

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