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Ten O'Clock News; South Boston High School

09/08/1976

Exteriors of South Boston High School. South Boston environs. Large graffiti in crosswalk “Winegar [sic] we don't want you.” Black students stream off bus, walk toward front entrance. Jerome Wynegar stands by. Plainclothes US marshals with armbands and walkie-talkies. Police keep press photographers behind line.

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Series

Ten O'Clock News

Title

South Boston High School

Series Description

NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.

(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976

Duration

00:13:59

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects

Police

Busing for school integration

Schools

African American students

Vandalism

School buildings

Locations

South Boston (Boston, Mass.)

Genres

News Report

Topics

News

Citation

Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; South Boston High School,” 09/08/1976, GBH Archives, accessed October 3, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2ED2E0D8E33E47AE8B04FEDFC782F5D7.

MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; South Boston High School.” 09/08/1976. GBH Archives. Web. October 3, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2ED2E0D8E33E47AE8B04FEDFC782F5D7>.

APA: Ten O'Clock News; South Boston High School. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2ED2E0D8E33E47AE8B04FEDFC782F5D7