"Freedom Schools" in Boston boycott

Title

"Freedom Schools" in Boston boycott

Creator

Press Information Bureau (New Delhi, India)

Subject

Religious News Service-- Archives
Boycotts--Massachusetts--Boston
Racial justice in education--Massachusetts--Boston
Student movements--Massachusetts--Boston
African American students--Massachusetts--Boston
Students--Massachusetts--Boston

Description

Children attending "freedom schools" in churches and public buildings. It was a one-day boycott of "de facto" segregation in Boston public schools. This boycott was sponsored by the Freedom Movement. The movement's headquarters were in St. Mark's Episcopal Social Center in Roxbury.

Publisher

Presbyterian Historical Society

Date

1964

Type

Image

Source

Religious News Service Archives, Pearl Digital Collections-
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A353862

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Citation

Press Information Bureau (New Delhi, India), “"Freedom Schools" in Boston boycott,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/5225.

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