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 [First day of school at South Boston High School] Original Airdate: 9/8/1975 Length: 00:13:52 Item Type: newstape - original footage Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract Footage of the first day of school at South Boston High School during Phase II desegregation of Boston schools. Helmeted members of the Tactical Patrol Force and US Marshals are present in the schoolyard and on the street. Headmaster William Reid (Headmaster, South Boston High School), Charles Barry (Deputy Superintendent, Boston Police Department), Peter Meade (Mayor's Office) and others confer on the street outside of the school. White students approach on foot. Buses carrying African American students arrive with a police motorcycle escort. Two groups of press photographers are cordoned off behind ropes in front of the school. African American students exit buses. A police helicopter circles the area.
Subject : Keywords Busing for school integration - First day of school Busing for school integration - Police patrol Busing for school integration - School buildings and classrooms Busing for school integration - Students Police patrol South Boston High School Subject : Personal Names Barry, Charles Meade, Peter Reid, Dr. William Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) Tactical Patrol Force (TPF) US Marshals Subject : Geographic Locations South Boston (Boston, Mass.) Type : Genre News - Unedited |
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