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Letter from East Boston
A letter to Mayor Kevin H. White from a mother in East Boston who is against busing and believes the key to an equal education is to move the teachers.
Letter from Bristol, Florida
A letter to Mayor Kevin White from a resident of Bristol, Florida, who is against busing.
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 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 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…
Busing Debate Transcript
Audio recording of a Boston busing debate from an episode of “A Left and a Right”
Garrity/Hicks Letters
Correspondence between Louise Day Hicks, Boston City Councilor, and Judge W. Arthur Garrity, December 9, 1974
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…
Moakley/Hicks Letters
Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and Louise Day Hicks of the Boston City Council regarding busing, December 1975-January 1976
Boston City Council Resolution
A Boston City Council resolution, adopted on December 15, 1975, and proposed by Louise Day Hicks, condemning Judge Garrity's decision to place South Boston High School under receivership.