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Children disembarked under the watchful eye of Boston police. Sentinels stood in silent readiness for possible violence. Wellesley Resident, Judge Aurthur Garrity, set in motion the wheels of change. 11
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The Busing Crisis Erupted in Boston Anti-busing protestors converged on the Boston Sheraton. It (busing) was the most unpleasant, disappointing, toughest period of my political life, however short that is. There are few heroes. It left scars on me. Mayor Kevin White. Sparked by the federal court order of a Wellesley resident, Judge Aurthur Garrity, the struggle of black people to achieve inte¬ grated education exploded into violence, dur¬ ing the fall of 1974, in the Boston school sys¬ tem. On opening day, buses transporting black students were stoned by belligerent crowds of white parents in South Boston. Incident after incident fanned the flames of racial hatred. Altercations between black and white students erupted in the newly inte¬ grated institutions. Schools were boycotted. Crowds clashed with police. The national guard was placed on alert. Organized protest groups and political opportunists aggravated the discontent and division of the communi¬ ties. Coverage in the national news media reached epidemic proportions; from the front page NEW YORK TIMES to the lead story on the NBC ' nightly news, the unleashed emotions of South Boston parents and stu¬ dents were broadcast. Above all, the principal victims of the turmoil, the students, were neglected. In contrast, Wellesley existed in relative calm. The Mctco and ABC ' programs success¬ fully enabled underprivileged minority stu¬ dents to receive a suburban school education. Traditional activities and rigorous academic standards were maintained. However, internal conflict over the accreditation dispute dis¬ rupted the community’s quiescence. The future for Wellesley, as for Boston, was shrouded in ominous ambiguity. 10 National guardsmen prepared to embark.
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Marching band lent spirit. Leslie Kaplan and Billy McEnroe sat one out. 12
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