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
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
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.