Letter from Ruth M. Batson to Louise Day Hicks regarding the selection of a new superintendent to the Boston Public Schools

Dublin Core

Title

Letter from Ruth M. Batson to Louise Day Hicks regarding the selection of a new superintendent to the Boston Public Schools

Subject

Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Civil rights--Massachusetts--Boston
Discrimination in education--Massachusetts--Boston
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Boston Branch
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States

Description

A letter from Ruth M. Batson, chair of the Public Education Committee of the NAACP Boston Branch, to Louise Day Hicks, chair of the Boston School Committee regarding the NAACP's concern over the lack of formation of a committee to hire a new superintendent of the the Boston Public Schools, and to request a meeting.

Creator

Ruth M. Batson

Source

School Committee Secretary.  Desegregation Files 1963-1984 (bulk 1974-1976). Box 1, folder 12.

Publisher

Boston City Archives

Date

1963-05-22

Contributor

Kearney, Laurie L.

Rights

This item is made available for research and educational purposes by Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.

Relation

View the finding aid to School Committee Secretary.  Desegregation Files 1963-1984 (bulk 1974-1976)

Format

JPEG (Image coding standard)

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

0405004.001.012.005

Coverage

Boston (Mass.)

Files

0405004.001.012.005.jpg

Citation

Ruth M. Batson, “Letter from Ruth M. Batson to Louise Day Hicks regarding the selection of a new superintendent to the Boston Public Schools,” Stark & Subtle Divisions: A Collaborative History of Segregation in Boston, accessed April 26, 2024, https://bosdesca.omeka.net/items/show/677.