Oral history interview with Richard Lane (OH-071, audio recording and transcript)
Title
Oral history interview with Richard Lane (OH-071, audio recording and transcript)
Date
2007
Description
In this interview, Richard M. Lane, an attorney and lifelong resident of South Boston, discusses the impact in his neighborhood 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. He reflects on the reactions to the busing plan among South Boston residents; the impact of media coverage on perceptions of South Boston; the effect that busing had on the demographics of South Boston and the Boston Public schools; and the overall ineffectiveness of the busing plan. Mr. Lane concludes with a brief reflection on the career of Congressman John Joseph Moakley of South 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-071
Embedded Media
Interviewer
Foley, Stephen
Interviewee
Lane, Richard M.
Duration
25:32:00
Collection
Citation
“Oral history interview with Richard Lane (OH-071, audio recording and transcript),” Moakley Archive & Institute, accessed May 18, 2022, https://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/3772.
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