Oral history interview with Lewis Finfer (OH-050, audio recording and transcript)
Title
Oral history interview with Lewis Finfer (OH-050, audio recording and transcript)
Date
2005
Description
Lewis Finfer, a community organizer with neighborhood and citywide groups in the Boston area, discusses the impact of the 1974 Garrity decision, which resulted in some students being bused from one Boston neighborhood to another with the goal of creating racial balance in the Boston Public Schools. Topics covered include the racial and social climate in Boston at the time; reactions of the white and black communities to the decision; the condition of the Boston Public Schools then, now and in the future; and the political aspects and ramifications of the decision.
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-050
Embedded Media
Interviewer
Crockett, Brynne
Interviewee
Finfer, Lewis, 1950-
Duration
33:29:00
Collection
Citation
“Oral history interview with Lewis Finfer (OH-050, audio recording and transcript),” Moakley Archive & Institute, accessed January 26, 2021, https://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/3753.
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