Oral history interview with Brian Wallace (OH-043, audio recording and transcript)
Title
Oral history interview with Brian Wallace (OH-043, audio recording and transcript)
Date
2005
Description
Brian P. Wallace, a Massachusetts state representative and resident of South Boston, discusses the impact of the 1974 Garrity decision, which required students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the intention of creating racial balance in the public schools. As an aide to then-state representative Ray Flynn, Representative Wallace witnessed firsthand the feelings of local politicians in the aftermath of the decision. In this interview he reflects on the reactions of the city’s residents to the decision; the impact of media reports; Congressman John Joseph Moakley’s position on the issue; and the negative effects of the decision on the city of Boston and its schools.
Source
Moakley Oral History Project
Rights
Copyright Suffolk University. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
Type
Sound recording
Oral histories
Format
MP3
PDF
Language
English
Subject
Identifier
OH-043
Embedded Media
Interviewer
Wilding, Matthew
Interviewee
Wallace, Brian P., 1949-
Duration
59:43:00
Collection
Citation
“Oral history interview with Brian Wallace (OH-043, audio recording and transcript),” Moakley Archive & Institute, accessed January 26, 2021, https://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/3746.
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