Boston Mayor Kevin White Requests Federal Support (1974)

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Two weeks ago I asked the people of this city to be decent with one another during these difficult

Boston Mayor Kevin White Requests Federal Support (1974)

In a taped message from October 1974, Boston Mayor Kevin White addresses residents of Boston. In this address, he asks Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr. to provide federal marshals to implement the court-ordered busing.

The Evening Compass; Boston Mayor Kevin White Asks Judge Garrity For Federal Marshals | WGBH | October 8, 1971 This video clip and associated transcript appear from 00:00 - 01:55 in the full record.

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