Description: An overview of the modified (Phase IIB) Boston public schools court ordered desegregation plan: district schools, magnet schools at elementary and middle levels, specialized high school programs, technical and vocational schools. Explanation of the application process and how to indicate choices for focused programs.
Description: Children play in front of a house with a sign on the door reading "Remember Black Tuesday." The sign is emblematic of resistance to court-ordered busing in Boston. Older sister reads to younger children on steps. 1:00:00: Visual: Three young white children play on the steps of a house. A sign reading "Remember Black Tuesday" is posted on one of the doors.
1:00:34: V: An older white girl reads to two of the children on the steps of the house. Pam Bullard talks to one of the younger children, telling her to stay still for the camera. Close up shots of the younger children.
Description: MDC WATER PROCESSING PLANT INTERIORS, EXTERIORS. OLD DRAWING OF BOSTON HARBOR. LAYING + FIXING PIPES, MEN WALKING IN PIPES, DRAWING OF PIPE SYSTEM. History of Boston's water supply.
Description: Democratic presidential candidates at Faneuil Hall comment on violence in Israeli occupied territories (West Bank). Also, when asked who is ducking the issues, only Jesse Jackson and Gary Hart respond.