Letter to Mayor White from a Dorchester Resident

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Title

Letter to Mayor White from a Dorchester Resident

Subject

African Americans - Segregation - Massachusetts - Boston.
Boston Public School
Busing for school integration.
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History.

Description

Letter from a Dorchester resident to Mayor Kevin White describing their disdain for the busing plan. Their definition of a neighborhood necessarily includes educational institutions, and they contend that busing students to other schools diminishes the neighborhood in which they live.

Creator

Redacted

Source

Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999

Publisher

Boston City Archives

Date

March 7, 1974

Contributor

Paul Fuller

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 for more related information.

Format

Letter

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

Mayor White Correspondence 0245.001, Box 2, Folder 25

Coverage

Dorchester

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Citation

Redacted, “Letter to Mayor White from a Dorchester Resident,” Stark & Subtle Divisions: A Collaborative History of Segregation in Boston, accessed March 29, 2024, https://bosdesca.omeka.net/items/show/73.

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