Oral history interview with John Canty (OH-070, audio recording and transcript)
Title
Oral history interview with John Canty (OH-070, audio recording and transcript)
Date
2007
Description
In this interview, John M. Canty, a former administrator and teacher in the Boston Public Schools, discusses the impact of 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. Mr. Canty discusses the de facto segregation of the Boston Public Schools prior to the Garrity decision, his role in implementing the decision, the political and media reaction to the decision, and his feelings on how forced busing could have been prevented through other options. Mr. Canty also reflects on the roles his colleagues and Judge Garrity’s designees played in implementing the Garrity decision and the lasting effects of the decision on the educational system in the city of Boston.
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-070
Embedded Media
Interviewer
Andrews, Rebecca
Interviewee
Canty, John M.
Duration
1:28:31
Collection
Citation
“Oral history interview with John Canty (OH-070, audio recording and transcript),” Moakley Archive & Institute, accessed May 23, 2022, https://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/3771.
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