“Boston Busing Crisis- Panel on Personal and Historical Perspectives- This Weds 2/28 6:30pm”
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Posted by , February 26, 2007
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A City Divided- The Boston Busing Crisis:
Understanding the Federal Court Decision in Boston and Its Aftermath through Personal and Historical Perspectives
Panel Presentation and Discussion
with Steve London, Sam Williams, and Jim Holland
THIS Wednesday 2/28
6:30-8pm
L316, Simmons College Library Building
The 1970’s marked a decade of racial hostility in Boston that was sparked by a well organized resistance movement to a federal court decision that found the Boston Public School System in violation of the 1954 Supreme Court decision on school integration. Panel facilitator Steve London (Professor of Sociology and Director of the Scott/Ross Center at Simmons) will examine the reasons why Boston was the only northern city found to violate the 1954 decision and why such persistent and pervasive resistance and violence occurred.
The panel will include a video clip on “School Desegregation in Boston from the “Eyes on the Prize” series, as well as background information from Professor London, who was a court appointed monitor at the time, and the stories and personal perspectives of two men who were students during the crisis. Sam Williams of Roxbury Youth Programs, who grew up in Roxbury during the time, and Jim Holland, who grew up in South Boston, will share their experiences. Emphasis will be placed on what we can learn from examining this turbulent decade and what has occurred over the past twenty five years.
This panel is a part of the pre-trip-programming for the Colleges of the Fenway Boston Immersion Alternative Spring Break and a part of the Diverse Classroom series. It is organized by the Scott/Ross Center for Community Service. All are welcome to attend. Please feel free to contact Susie Flug, Associate Director of Undergraduate Service Learning, for more information at 617-521-2477 or flug@simmons.edu.
