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Imbalance Meeting

Description: "Leader: "P2 Imbalance Meeting #7159 1/30/74"; Silent footage of a lunch meeting with a map of the school districts. Interviews with Louise Day Hicks and John J. Kerrigan about the plan to bus children. Man (John Coakley?) explains how the busing plan will operate and which kids will go to which schools. Roger Goodrich reporter stand up and outtakes. "
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/30/1974

Plaistow New Hampshire

Description: Leader: P1 Plaistow N. H. #9840 9/4/74; Follow up on an ongoing teacher's strike in Plainstow New Hampshire at Timberlane High School the day after a court ruling that the strike was legal and allowed to continue.; School busses drive up to a school past teachers on strike marching with signs. Interview with one of the teachers. Roger Goodrich reporter standup about a court victory for teachers that allowed them to continue their picket-line. More footage of the teachers, buses, the exterior of the Timberlane High school, the interview with one of the teachers, and reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/04/1974

Referendum folo

Description: "Leader: "P2 Referendum folo 4/1/74 #7765"; Mayor Kevin White press conference regarding a political discussion over the proposed binding referendum on planned busing to achieve racial balance in the schools. Disagreement over whether the referendum is binding and if the public vote should take place."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/01/1974

Garrity Hearing

Description: "Leader: "P1 Garrity Hearing #9293 7/9/74"; Interview with a man (Mr. Jones) about the busing plans being put forward after the Garrity decision. Interview with Kathleen Sullivan about the School Committee's intentions with their appeal of the Garrity decision."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/09/1974

[Unknown]

Description: "; Judge Arthur Garrity held three school committee members (John Kerrigan, John McDonough, and Paul Ellison) in contempt for refusing to approve the city busing plan. This reel includes b-roll footage of crowds gather in the lobby of the courthouse, excerpts from the school committee meeting in response to the judges order, the school committee's lawyer (Mr. Sullivan) and members of the school committee speaking to the crowd. Reel 2 of 2. See Acc. 2394.00685 "
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/30/1974

FBI

Description: "Leader: "Event #7 P1 Newpher #10841 - 23 Dec 74"; "FBI - Newpher"; FBI investigator James Newpher comments on a plot to blow up bridges going into South Boston and the fire bombing of schools. The motive of the plot was to disrupt the City's busing plan. [Poor image]"
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/20/1974

NAACP News conference

Description: "Leader: "P1 NAACP N/C [news conference] #9861 - 6 SEPT 74"; Silent b-roll of NAACP press conference with shots of the audience and the speaker, man speaks about busing and the racial imbalance law and how parents, school children, and school officials need to follow the law. More (unrelated?) silent footage of a man speaking to an audience of mostly while men. United Way, Boston Bruins, and signs behind him."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/06/1974

Bill Owens

Description: Leader: #8 P1 Bill Owens N.C. #10503 11/14/74; Senator William Owens press conference to announce a march and rally against institutionalized racism and to support busing to be held on Boston Commons. Owens speaks to the press about the Boston school committee, racism in education, institutionalized racism, and the planned rally. Silent b-roll of the press conference.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/14/1974

Anti Racist/Union Women N.C.

Description: Woman speaks at a press conference on the need for the Labor Movement to fight against the institutionalized racism in Boston, especially against those opposed to school integration. She encourages people to attend a rally against racism, to be held the next day on the Boston Common. A man from a labor union notes the endorsement of the rally by several higher up in his union. Woman condemns the Boston School Committee, especially Louise Day Hicks and John Kerrigan, for their anti-busing stance, which she says is racist and unfair for black and Latino children. People continue to speak for school integration, voices heard over blank screen. Women hang banner reading, "End Racist Attacks: Coalition of Labor Union Women." Additional silent footage of the press conference. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/13/1974

Bradford Annex

Description: "Leader:"Bradford Annex - Taibbi #9907 9/12/74"; After parents busing their kids complained about conditions at the William Bradford Annex school in Dorchester there have been updates to the school, but improvements are still needed. Footage of children in the classroom interacting with teachers and arriving at and leaving the school.; Internal and external footage of the William Bradford Annex school. Teachers preparing classrooms and workers fixing the floor; lockers. Reporter voiceover about the children arriving at school. Mike Taibbi reporter standup about the condition of the Dorchester school. Interview with principal Jack Daniels about the improved condition of the school. B-roll of white kids getting off of busses and walking into school; children eating lunch and joking around; closeup of school lunch; children answer questions about the lunch, teachers, and how they feel about the school; children and parents outside the school; black children walking down the street, one girl has a kitten; Pauline Agassizi Shaw School school; man delivers milk to the school; teacher teaching french to a classroom that is half empty; "We care for kids" sign; children in the hallway between classes; cooking food in the school kitchen; kids get on busses; reporter outtakes; police on the sidewalk while kids walk by."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/12/1974