In 1972, a group of African American parents sued city and state officials
over segregation within the Boston Public Schools. After a trial, a federal
court determined that the Boston School Committee had intentionally
discriminated on the basis of race by operating a dual school system that
extended to school assignments, facilities, and staffing. When officials failed
to produce a timely remedy, the court ordered institutional reforms, including
re-districting and the re-assignment of students. In this program, panelists
will reflect on the lessons to be learned from Boston’s school desegregation
experience.
You can register online with the Massachusetts Historical
Society
here