Letter from Mexico to Mayor Kevin White
African Americans--Segregation
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
White, Kevin H.
A letter addressed to Mayor Kevin White from a Chaplin of Mexico. The Chaplin is concerned about tourism and Boston in general. He noted the violence in the city and how it would affect Latin American views in the future.
Redacted, Resident of Mexico
Mayor Kevin H. White Records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968- 1983)
Boston City Archives
October 1974
Pinkham, Caitlin
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Mayor Kevin H. White Records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983), General Correspondence, Box 16, Folder 4
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from student at Oliver Wendell Holmes School
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, including students in Boston. The student in this letter encourages Mayor White to continue desegregating the schools, calling him "the best mayor we have."
Name redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 1: Correspondence
Boston City Archives
1974-10-15
Prescott, Lauren
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Boston (Mass.)
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from student in Naples, Florida
Boston (Mass.)--History
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, including students in Boston and across the country. This particular student wrote to Mayor White explaining that schools in Florida were integrated and did so without any problems.
Name redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 1: Correspondence
Boston City Archives
1974-10-23
Prescott, Lauren
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
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Boston (Mass.)
Naples (Fla.)
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from student in Tarzana, California
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, including students in Boston and around the country. This particular student wrote a letter of support to Mayor White, applauding him for focusing on what was right, rather than on his political career.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 2: Correspondence
Boston City Archives
1974-10-14
Prescott, Lauren
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
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Boston (Mass.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from 5th grade student
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
The student wrote a letter to Mayor White listing the reasons why they believed busing to be a bad idea. During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, both in support of and against desegregation (particularly busing).
Name redacted.
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 4: Correspondence.
Boston City Archives
1974-03-31
Prescott, Lauren
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
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Boston (Mass.)
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from a student at Canton High School
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, including students in Boston. The student in this letter believes integration is impossible to enforce all at once and suggests that students in the first grade be integrated to desegregate Boston schools over time .
Name redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 4: Correspondence
Boston City Archives
1975-01-28
Prescott, Lauren
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Boston (Mass.)
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from a student in Winthrop, Massachusetts
<div>Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century</div>
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<div>Boston Public Schools</div>
<div>Busing for school integration</div>
<div>Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston</div>
<div>Race relations--History--20th Century</div>
<div>School integration--Massachusetts--Boston</div>
<div>Segregation in education--United States</div>
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<div>Boston Public Schools</div>
<div>Busing for school integration</div>
<div>Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston</div>
<div>Race relations--History--20th Century</div>
<div>School integration--Massachusetts--Boston</div>
<div>Segregation in education--United States</div>
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<div><span>White, Kevin H.</span></div>
The 11-year-old student from Winthrop, MA, suggests that Mayor White move the teachers rather than the students.
Name redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001. Box 3, Folder 6: Correspondence.
Boston City Archives
1974-12-10
Prescott, Lauren
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Boston (Mass.)
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from two students in South Carolina
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
The two students from Walterboro, South Carolina, wrote to Mayor Kevin White about their experience with integration in their town in 1971 - 1972. Although many were unhappy at first, there was minimal violence and no protests to integration. The two students came up with a list of rules for a "Together School" that they felt would be useful for Boston schools.
Names redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 6: Correspondence
Boston City Archives
1974-12-30
Prescott, Lauren
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Boston (Mass.)
Walterboro (S.C.)
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from a student in Dorchester
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
White, Kevin H.
The student attended the Oliver W. Holmes School in Dorchester and is against busing. The student wrote to Mayor White to say that they did not wish to be bused to South Boston the following school year.
Name redacted
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 7: Correspondence
Boston City Archives
1974-10-15
Prescott, Lauren
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Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)
MOSAIC exhibition announcement
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools (proper noun)
Busing for school integration
High school students -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Segregation in education—United States
Race relations—Massachusetts--Boston
Urban youth--Massachusetts--Boston
MOSAIC was founded by Michael Tierney and Dan Terris and launched at South Boston High School in 1980 in response to the desegregation of Boston public schools in the 1970s. A yearly publication was published from 1980 to 1988. Additionally, exhibitions of their photographs were displayed in locations around the city. In 1989 a traveling exhibition by the students was created, being first shown at the Boston Public Library.
South Boston High School students
Mosaic Records, 1980-1990. SC-0045 Folder 4: Mailers, exhibit program, correspondence
University Archives & Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston
circa 1989
Prescott, Lauren
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View the finding aid to the <a href="http://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15774coll8/id/249">Mosaic Records, 1980-1989</a> for more related information.
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South Boston (Boston, Mass.)