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A letter to Ruth M. Batson from Robert Place, Principal of Marblehead Junior High regarding her retirement from METCO.

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Letter to Judge Garrity from the Coordinated Social Services Council of Freedom House regarding concerns of the monitoring plan and informational component for Phase II.

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This letter was sent to Judge W. Arthur Garrity from a Cambridge-based theologian to express thanks for his decision to desegregate Boston's schools. The letter discusses Christian faith, schools of theology, and ethnicity in religious contexts.

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This letter was sent to Judge Garrity to express support for his decision to desegregate Boston's schools. The author acknowledges that many outside of Boston and the nation have been watching the case and its aftermath unfold. The author implies…

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This letter sent to Judge Garrity from a minister in San Francisco, California expressed "indebtedness" for the Judge's recent decision to desegregate Boston schools.

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This letter was sent to Judge W. Arthur Garrity from religious leaders in Selma, Alabama to offer thoughts on the desegregation of Boston Public Schools. The author(s) explain the state of integration in the South, as well as the power of courts in…

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This letter sent to Louise Day Hicks and John Kerrigan shares a prayer for strength in the battle against school desegregation.

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This letter to Louise Day Hicks wishes her God's blessings and refers to her as "Joan of Arc of Boston."

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This letter from Philadelpha, PA, excoriates Louise Day Hicks for her stance on Boston's school desegregation movement. The author uses Biblical prose to warn Hicks of God's disdain for anger, pride, and sin. The author provides her name [redacted]…

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This letter from a Virginia minister commends Mayor Kevin White for enforcing court-ordered school desegregation. The author indicates that people in rural areas across the nation are looking to Boston as an example and advocates for equal education…
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