Dear Mr. White
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Title
Dear Mr. White
Subject
Letters to Boston Mayor Kevin H. White
Description
As news of de facto desegregation of the Boston Public School system began to make its way into national headlines, many were critical of Boston mayor Kevin White's choice to implement forced busing. Mayor white was bombarded with letters from the public, ranging from suggestions to outright scorn. This collection displays those letters, and how everyone in the United States seemed to have an opinion on Boston's busing.
Creator
Matt Avigian
Collection Items
Letter from a 5th grade student
A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from a 5th grade student who is against busing and believes that students should be able to attend neighborhood schools.
Letter from a college student
A letter to Mayor Kevin White from a college student in Boston who is against busing and is relieved that he attended grade school in New York City
Correspondence from Reading, Massachusetts
Correspondence between Mayor Kevin White and a high school student in Reading, Massachusetts who is against busing.
Letter from Dorchester
A letter to Mayor Kevin White from a resident of Dorchester and a student at Boston Latin School who is against busing.
Letter from Kentucky
A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from a high school student at Seneca High School in Kentucky, commending him for his treatment of the "busing situation" in Boston.
Correspondence from Richmond, Virginia
Correspondence between a woman in Richmond, Virginia and Mayor Kevin White. This parent has also experienced busing for racial integration and does not think it is a good idea. She further believes that the money could instead go towards increased…
Letter from Bude, MIssissippi
A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from the mayor of Bude, Mississippi who is against busing and is bitter about the process of integration the south faced which "interrupted our way of life and changed a pattern that was legal and right for hundreds…
Letter from Cambridge, Massachusetts
A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from a resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts, congratulating him for his courage, skill and foresight regarding the busing issue.
Letter from Fort Polk, Louisiana
A letter to Mayor Kevin White from a serviceman at Fort Polk, Louisiana who is against forced busing and suggests that teachers be screened by a committee for quality, so that all schools in Boston have the same quality of education for children.
Letter from Bristol, Florida
A letter to Mayor Kevin White from a resident of Bristol, Florida, who is against busing.