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Why Boston's Busing Crisis Still Matters, 50 Years Later: Film Screening and Discussion
In September, 1974 – two days after her 14th birthday – Leola Hampton boarded a school bus that would launch her into the heart of one of the most divisive and defining moments in Boston history: court-ordered school desegregation. She and her older sister, Linda Starks-Walker, were bused from their home in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Roxbury into the white, working-class neighborhood of South Boston. They navigated a violent and virulently racist high school experience so scarring that a half-century later, they are only now beginning to discuss it with each other.
Leola and Linda share their story in GBH News' short documentary, "'Never Cried': Boston's Busing Legacy". Join us for a screening of the film, along with a discussion with the film's producer and subjects about how the legacy of Boston's busing crisis lives on today.
Leola and Linda share their story in GBH News' short documentary, "'Never Cried': Boston's Busing Legacy". Join us for a screening of the film, along with a discussion with the film's producer and subjects about how the legacy of Boston's busing crisis lives on today.
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