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Sources of Power in the Pursuit of Educational Justice in Boston
A list of the groups and organizations that have power to change school policies, enact laws, and power to influence politicians and public opinion.
Action/Power Graphic Organizer
Students use this handout to analyze the range of actions that the African American, Latinx, and Chinese American communities in Boston took and the sources of power they tapped into.
Event Cards | Boston Educational Justice Timeline
Use this handout for the human timeline of events related to the movements for educational justice in Boston’s African American, Latinx, and Chinese American communities between 1963 and 1973.
Year-by-Year Summaries | Boston Educational Justice Timeline
This handout is for teachers who would like to provide students with a more detailed historical chronology during the human timeline activity.
Introduction to the Jewish Partisans
Former Jewish partisans discuss the goals, challenges, and personal motives of the Jews who resisted the Germans.
Boston Educational Justice, 1945-1973
A timeline of significant dates and events of the fight for educational justice in Boston from 1945–1973.
African American Parents Organize Bus Monitors
African American Bostonians describe why they organized to monitor their children and ensure their safety after the 1974 court ruling Morgan v. Hennigan.
Chinese American Families Boycott the Schools
This reading describes the forgotten story of a group of Chinatown mothers who mobilized during Boston’s desegregation busing crisis.
Chinese American Parents Demand Safety for Children
Chinese American parents express their concern with the lack of response from various official parties and agencies involved in the busing effort in Boston.
Hispanic Parents Advocate for Bilingual Education for their Children
A Boston-area Spanish-language newspaper summarizes the events of a demonstration organized by the Bilingual Education Advocacy Committee.
Interview with Ellen Jackson
In an interview, Ellen Jackson describes the afternoon of the first day of school in 1974 after the desegregation of Boston schools.