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 [Evening Compass clips: 1974-75] Original Airdate: Length: 01:02:12 Item Type: newstape - compilation Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract A compilation of three Evening Compass shows from 1974-75. Evening Compass newscast from September 12, 1974. Paul deGive reports on the first day of school at the Rochambeau Elementary School. He reports that some parents, including Barbara King (local resident), are keeping their children out of school for fear of violence. Judy Stoia reports on the peaceful opening of the Martin Luther King School. Greg Pilkington and Diane Dumanoski report on their experiences riding buses with students to and from South Boston High School and Hyde Park High School. The bus Pilkington rode on was stoned in South Boston. Pilkington and Dumanoski report on the reactions of students. Joe Klein reports on the first day of school for Jimmy Glavin, a Hyde Park resident bused to the Lewenberg School in Mattapan. Klein reports that Glavin says that he will return to school tomorrow. Evening Compass newscast from December 12, 1974. Stoia reports on a violent mob gathered outside South Boston High School after the stabbing of a white student by an African American student. Stoia reports on clashes between the crowd and police. Pilkington reports from the Bayside Mall, where African American students arrived on buses after being trapped for several hours in South Boston High School. The students and their parents are angry and frightened. Peggy Murrell reports on the reactions of Thomas Atkins (President, NAACP) and Mel King (State Representative) to the violence at South Boston High School. Murrell reports that Atkins and King say that schools should be shut down if the safety of African American students cannot be guaranteed. Pam Bullard reports that the plaintiffs in the Boston school desegregation case (Morgan v. Hennigan) will demand that the federal court increase safety measures for African American students in South Boston. She also reports on a pending deadline for the Boston School Committee to file a school desegregation plan for 1975. Bullard notes that the School Committee risks being held in contempt of court if it does not file a plan. Evening Compass special from March 14, 1975. Pam Bullard reviews the major events concerning the desegregation of Boston schools in 1974. Her report includes footage and still photos of key figures and events in the busing crisis. Judy Stoia reports on an alternative school in Hyde Park, created by white parents to avoid busing, and on an alternative school for African American students. White parents at the alternative school in Hyde Park say that African American students are welcome to attend their school. Baumeister reports on Raymond Flynn, the only mayoral candidate to campaign on an anti-busing platform. Baumeister also analyzes busing coverage by The Boston Globe and The Boston Herald American. Bullard reports on the school desegregation plan for the 1975-76 school year. Her report includes comments by Peter Ingeneri (Area Superintendent, Dearborn District), Isaac Graves (Manager, Roxbury Little City Hall), and Chris Mitchell (student). She reports on segregation among Boston school faculty and administrators, and on plans to integrate school faculty in 1975. End credits reflect personnel working on all Evening Compass shows for the weeks of December 12, 1974 and March 14, 1975. Creator : Executive Producer Robert E. Ferrante Creator : Producer Charles C. Stuart Contributor : Director Charles C. Stuart Contributor : Host Ed Baumeister Pam Bullard Paul deGive Diane Dumanoski Peggy Murrell Greg Pilkington Judy Stoia Contributor : Reporter Joe Klein
Subject : Keywords African Americans - Civil rights Busing for school integration - African Americans and, Busing for school integration - Alternative schools Busing for school integration - First day of school Busing for school integration - General Busing for school integration - Law and legislation Busing for school integration - Protest Busing for school integration - School attendance Busing for school integration - School boards Busing for school integration - School buildings and classrooms Busing for school integration - School faculty Busing for school integration - School safety Busing for school integration - Students Busing for school integration - Violence Faculty integration Hyde Park Academy Hyde Park High School King Middle School Lewenberg Middle School Mass media Morgan v. Hennigan Newspapers Race relations Rochambeau Elementary School South Boston High School Thompson Middle School Subject : Personal Names Atkins, Thomas Baumeister, Ed Bulger, William Bullard, Pam Coakley, John deGive, Paul Dumanoski, Diane Flynn, Raymond Ford, Gerald Glavin, Jimmy Graves, Isaac Hicks, Louise Day Ingeneri, Peter King, Barbara King, Mel Klein, Joe Leary, William Lodge, Henry Mitchell, Chris Murrell, Peggy O'Malley, Claire Owens, William Pilkington, Greg Reid, Dr. William Sheehy, Virginia Stoia, Judy Van Loon, Eric White, Kevin Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) Boston Globe, The Boston Herald American, The Boston Police Department Boston School Committee Emergency Committee Against Racism in Education NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) South Boston Home and School Association Tactical Patrol Force (TPF) Subject : Geographic Locations Dorchester (Boston, Mass.) Hyde Park (Boston, Mass.) Mattapan (Boston, Mass.) South Boston (Boston, Mass.) Type : Genre News - Television |
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