Interview with Ellen Jackson (en español)
In an interview, Ellen Jackson describes the afternoon of the first day of school in 1974 after the desegregation of Boston schools. This resource is in Spanish.
![Student sitting at their desk writing while wearing a blue school uniform top](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/DSC08277.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=VS1znQZ3)
Judge Orders Immediate Desegregation of Boston Schools
A summary of federal judge Garrity’s order to desegregate Boston’s school system.
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Judge Orders Immediate Desegregation of Boston Schools (en español)
A summary of federal judge Garrity’s order to desegregate Boston’s school system. This resource is in Spanish.
![Protesters Carry Anti-Busing Signs](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/neu_111443.jpg?h=95a20a73&itok=QY5DtN_I)
Latinx Parents Demand to Be Recognized by the Court
A summary of how Boston’s Latinx parents organized and demanded to be recognized by the court.
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Latinx Parents Demand to Be Recognized by the Court (en español)
A summary of how Boston’s Latinx parents organized and demanded to be recognized by the court. This resource is in Spanish.
![Middle School kids in a classroom while teacher stands in the front of the classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/SL_190523_0886.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=tnQkcb0j)
White Opposition to the Desegregation Order
This reading gives an overview of the opposition to Judge Garrity’s desegregation order from Boston’s poor and working-class white neighborhoods.
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White Opposition to the Desegregation Order (en español)
This reading gives an overview of the opposition to Judge Garrity’s desegregation order from Boston’s poor and working-class white neighborhoods. This resource is in Spanish.
![Helmeted police move in to break up a crowd](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/neu_111518.jpg?h=22073a66&itok=8f-vLIC1)
Articles and Discussion Questions | Boston Educational Justice Gallery Walk
A collection of articles that provides snapshots of what the pursuit of educational justice in Boston looks like today.
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Articles and Discussion Questions | Boston Educational Justice Gallery Walk (en español)
A collection of articles that provides snapshots of what the pursuit of educational justice in Boston looks like today. This resource is in Spanish.
![Students sitting in desks and writing](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/facing-history-sf-drew-bird-a-114.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=44-Sa31C)
Boston Educational Justice, 1980–2022
A timeline of significant dates and events in the movements for educational justice in Boston from 1980–2022.
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Year-by-Year Titles | Boston Educational Justice Timeline
In preparation for the human timeline activity, teachers should print this handout and hang the years (1961 to 1974) in chronological order around the classroom.
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