Resolution from the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1976 April 6

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Title:
Resolution from the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1976 April 6
Description:
A Resolution from the Massachusetts House of Representatives expressing outrage at the assault on 'a twenty-nine year old black man by certain people who claimed they were present to peacefully demonstrate against court ordered busing.' The Resolution is referring to the assault of black attorney Ted Landsmark by students protesting court-ordered busing in City Hall Plaza on April 5, 1976. The incident was captured in a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by Stanley Forman entitled 'The Soiling of Old Glory.' The House of Representatives Resolution was adopted by Thomas W. McGee, Speaker of the House, Wallace C. Mills, Clerk of the House, and offered by William George Robinson, State Representative.
Creator:
McGee, Thomas W.
Creator:
Mills, Wallace C.
Creator:
Robinson, William George
Date:
April 6, 1976
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
University of Massachusetts Boston, Joseph P. Healey Library
Collection (local):
W. Arthur Garrity, Jr.: Chambers papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997
Series:
Series L: Politicians: Letters, Speeches, etc., 1974-1985
Subjects:
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Landsmark, Theodore Carlisle
McGee, Thomas W.
Mills, Wallace C.
Robinson, William
Segregation in education--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Busing for school integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 p. ; 8.5 x 11 in. (21.59 x 27.94 cm.)
Link to Item:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
UASC-SC-0090-0050-0002-0001