Letter from a member of C.O.R.E. to the Boston School Committee

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Title

Letter from a member of C.O.R.E. to the Boston School Committee

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 the Boston School Committee from the Greater Boston Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.) asking the committee to quickly comply with the racial imbalance law, calling the school situation "a national embarrassment."

Creator

Name redacted

Source

School Committee Secretary Desegregation Files 1963-1984 (bulk: 1974–1976). Box 1, folder 6: Edward J. Winter desegregation files, 1963-1972

Publisher

Boston City Archives

Date

1966-04-12

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 School Committee Secretary Desegregation Files 1963-1984 (bulk: 1974–1976) for more related information

Format

JPEG (Image coding standard)

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

0405004-001-006-001

Coverage

Boston, MA

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Original Format

Paper

Files

0405004-001-006-001.jpg

Citation

Name redacted, “Letter from a member of C.O.R.E. to the Boston School Committee,” Stark & Subtle Divisions: A Collaborative History of Segregation in Boston, accessed April 16, 2024, https://bosdesca.omeka.net/items/show/538.

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