Collection Number
Moakley Oral History Project OH-067
Running Time
00:38:36
Description
Patricia J. Reid, daughter of former South Boston High School headmaster Dr. William Reid, reflects on the impact of the 1974 Garrity decision, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the intention of creating racial balance in the public schools. Ms. Reid discusses her father’s reaction to the decision; community responses to busing and to Dr. Reid; her opinion on the issue; and the public school system today.
Interview Date
2007
Publisher
Suffolk University
City
Boston
Subject Headings
Busing for school integration
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Recommended Citation
Reid, Patricia J. and Moukaila, Sanny, "Oral history interview with Patricia Reid (OH-067)" (2007). Moakley Archive Oral History Project. 63.
https://dc.suffolk.edu/moh/63