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 Evening Compass broadcast Original Airdate: 9/8/1975 Length: 00:43:54 Item Type: newstape - aircheck Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract Evening Compass late edition newscast on the first day of school during Phase II desegregation of Boston schools. Ed Baumeister and Paul deGive introduce the show and report that 80 arrests were made on the opening day of school. Baumeister reports that 77 members of the Committee Against Racism (CAR) were arrested for demonstrating along a bus route in South Boston. The introduction includes footage of Arthur Gartland (Citywide Coordinating Council) saying that the opening of schools was a success. Gary Griffith reports on street unrest and molotov cocktail incidents from police headquarters. DeGive reports on the opening of Charlestown High School, and on confrontations between Charlestown residents and police. DeGive reports that police motorcycles bore down with little warning on demonstrators sitting down in the middle of Bunker Hill Street in Charlestown; that a gang of youth overturned two cars in Charlestown and assaulted an African American student at Bunker Hill Community College. Baumeister reports on a peaceful opening day at South Boston High School. DeGive introduces footage of Marion Fahey (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) reporting on a successful opening day across the city. Judy Stoia is in the studio with Eileen Sweeney (student, South Boston High School), Joan McDonough (student, South Boston High School) and Kevin Davis (student, South Boston High School). Sweeney and McDonough read prepared pieces about their experiences on the opening day of school, while Davis describes his experience of being an African American student bused into South Boston High School. Pam Bullard interviews Joyce Grant (Harvard University) and James Mullan (Assistant Headmaster, Roxbury High School) about the link between Harvard University and Roxbury High School. Bullard talks about the court-ordered program which pairs public schools with universities and cultural institutions. Mullan and Grant talk about opportunities for Roxbury High School students at Harvard. Bullard also interviews Dr. Herman Goldberg (US Department of Health, Education and Welfare) about his presence in Boston to oversee the opening of schools. Goldberg explains that the Boston Public School System has received the largest grant in the nation to aid in the school desegregation process. This tape has audible time code on track 2. Contributor : Host Ed Baumeister Pam Bullard Paul deGive Judy Stoia Contributor : Reporter Gary Griffith Contributor : Guests Kevin Davis Dr. Herman Goldberg Joyce Grant Joan McDonough James Mullan Eileen Sweeney
Subject : Keywords Busing for school integration - African Americans and, Busing for school integration - Federal law enforcement Busing for school integration - First day of school Busing for school integration - Police Busing for school integration - Police patrol Busing for school integration - Protest Busing for school integration - School attendance Busing for school integration - School improvement programs Busing for school integration - Students Busing for school integration - Violence Charlestown High School Police Police - Arrests Police patrol Race relations Roxbury High School South Boston High School Universities and colleges Subject : Personal Names Baumeister, Ed Bullard, Pam Davis, Kevin deGive, Paul Fahey, Marion Gartland, Arthur Goldberg, Dr. Herman Grant, Joyce Griffith, Gary Kearney, Dennis MacDonald, Bill Matthews, David McDonough, Joan Mullan, James Stoia, Judy Sweeney, Eileen VanGorder, Mrs. Frank Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) Bunker Hill Community College Bunker Hill Housing Project Harvard University US Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Subject : Geographic Locations Charlestown (Boston, Mass.) South Boston (Boston, Mass.) Type : Genre News - Television |
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