From NPR and WBUR Radio Boston: 40th Anniversary Special Report on Boston Public School desegregation Federal Mandate
BOSTON — Forty years ago this week, federal Judge W. Arthur Garrity’s decision to undo decades of discrimination in Boston’s public schools was put into action. It was called court-ordered desegregation, but critics called it “forced busing.”
First in the Two Part Series at either link below
‘It Was Like A War Zone’: Busing In Boston
By Bruce Gellerman September 5, 2014
From NPR and WBUR Radio Boston: 40th Anniversary Special Report on Boston Public School desegregation Federal Mandate
BOSTON — Forty years ago this week, federal Judge W. Arthur Garrity’s decision to undo decades of discrimination in Boston’s public schools was put into action. It was called court-ordered desegregation, but critics called it “forced busing.”
Second in the Two Part Series at either link below
Busing Left Deep Scars On Boston, Its Students
Gordon Parks - Back to Fort Scott
"This exhibition represents a rarely seen view of everyday lives of African American citizens, years before the Civil Rights movement began in earnest."
Gordon Parks, one of the most celebrated African American artists of his time, is the subject of this exhibition of groundbreaking photographs of Fort Scott, Kansas—focusing on the realities of life under segregation during the 1940s, but also relating to Parks’ own fascinating life story.
Get a preview of his historical photographs at the link below and go the Museum of Fine Arts to view the exhibition.
Exhibition Dates: January 17, 2015 – September 13, 2015
MFA Location: Robert and Jane Burke Gallery (Gallery 335)