Collection Number
Moakley Oral History Project OH-040
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Running Time
00:39:51
Description
Kirsten Alexander, who grew up in Jamaica Plain and Brookline, Massachusetts, during the 1970s, discusses the racial climate in the Boston Public Schools during that time period. The interview covers her family’s community activism and support of desegregation; the experiences of her adopted brother, who was African American; the racism that she saw in some of the Boston Public Schools; the importance of living in a diverse society; and her hopes for the future of the Boston Public Schools.
Interview Date
2005
Publisher
Suffolk University
City
Boston
Keywords
Busing for school integration, Boston Latin School (Mass.), Boston (Mass.)
Subject Headings
Busing for school integration, Boston Latin School (Mass.), Boston (Mass.)
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Alexander, Kirsten and Muller, Laura, "Oral history interview with Kirsten Alexander (OH-040)" (2005). Moakley Archive Oral History Project. 39.
https://dc.suffolk.edu/moh/39