Oral history interview with Joanne Sweeney (OH-049, audio recording and transcript)
Title
Oral history interview with Joanne Sweeney (OH-049, audio recording and transcript)
Date
2005
Description
Joanne Sweeney, a lifelong 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. The interview covers the reaction to the decision in South Boston; her family’s community activism; that state of the Boston Public Schools; and her feelings about the portrayal of South Boston as “racist”.
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-049
Embedded Media
Interviewer
Wilding, Matthew
Interviewee
Sweeney, Joanne
Duration
24:26:00
Files
Collection
Citation
“Oral history interview with Joanne Sweeney (OH-049, audio recording and transcript),” Moakley Archive & Institute, accessed August 1, 2021, https://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/3752.