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African American Parents Organize Bus Monitors (en español)
African American Bostonians describe why they organized to monitor their children and ensure their safety after the 1974 court ruling Morgan v. Hennigan. This resource is in Spanish.
![Motorcycle police escort school buses as they leave South Boston High School](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/AP578859834926.jpg?h=81d02d30&itok=pvLW0Jse)
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.
![Motorcycle police escort school buses as they leave South Boston High School](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/AP578859834926.jpg?h=81d02d30&itok=pvLW0Jse)
Chinese American Families Boycott the Schools (en español)
This reading describes the forgotten story of a group of Chinatown mothers who mobilized during Boston’s desegregation busing crisis.This resource is in Spanish.
![Motorcycle police escort school buses as they leave South Boston High School](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/AP578859834926.jpg?h=81d02d30&itok=pvLW0Jse)
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.
![Chinese students sitting at their desk having a discussion with their teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/neu_111533.jpg?h=bfdf89c5&itok=WSIvfXci)
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.
![Students sitting at desk reading a book](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/DSC08512.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=vxo9fZ2a)
Hispanic Parents Advocate for Bilingual Education for their Children (en español)
A Boston-area Spanish-language newspaper summarizes the events of a demonstration organized by the Bilingual Education Advocacy Committee. This resource is in Spanish.
![Students sitting at desk reading a book](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/DSC08512.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=vxo9fZ2a)
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.
![Student sitting at their desk writing while wearing a blue school uniform top](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/DSC08277.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=VS1znQZ3)
Interview with Ellen Jackson (en español)
In an interview, Ellen Jackson describes the afternoon of the first day of school in 1974 after the desegregation of Boston schools. This resource is in Spanish.
![Student sitting at their desk writing while wearing a blue school uniform top](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/DSC08277.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=VS1znQZ3)
Judge Orders Immediate Desegregation of Boston Schools
A summary of federal judge Garrity’s order to desegregate Boston’s school system.
![Protesters Carry Anti-Busing Signs](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/neu_111443.jpg?h=95a20a73&itok=QY5DtN_I)
Judge Orders Immediate Desegregation of Boston Schools (en español)
A summary of federal judge Garrity’s order to desegregate Boston’s school system. This resource is in Spanish.
![Protesters Carry Anti-Busing Signs](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/neu_111443.jpg?h=95a20a73&itok=QY5DtN_I)
Latinx Parents Demand to Be Recognized by the Court
A summary of how Boston’s Latinx parents organized and demanded to be recognized by the court.
![Middle School kids in a classroom while teacher stands in the front of the classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/SL_190523_0886.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=tnQkcb0j)