Oral history interview with Mary Ann Hardenbergh (OH-058, audio recording and transcript)
Title
Oral history interview with Mary Ann Hardenbergh (OH-058, audio recording and transcript)
Date
2006
Description
Mary Ann Hardenbergh, who served as a member and as chair of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, reflects on her experiences during the time surrounding the 1974 Garrity decision, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the intention of creating racial balance in the public schools. She discusses her involvement with the decision and the concept of forced busing; her experiences living in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood; her children’s educational experiences; the issue of race in Boston; and possible alternatives to the plan that was implemented as a result of the Garrity decision. She concludes by discussing the current state of education in Massachusetts.
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-058
Embedded Media
Interviewer
Metz, Bob
Interviewee
Hardenbergh, Mary Ann
Duration
55:10:00
Files
Collection
Citation
“Oral history interview with Mary Ann Hardenbergh (OH-058, audio recording and transcript),” Moakley Archive & Institute, accessed July 28, 2021, https://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/3759.