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Ten O'Clock News; East Boston High boycott
10/18/1979
East Boston High School exterior. Students congregate in street. Security officer tries to corral them onto sidewalk. Police on motorcycles. White students interviewed about their boycott ,which is because of previous day's racially motivated stabbing. They make racist comments about the black students in their school. They demand metal detectors. Student leaders stand on platform asking students if they want scanners, organizing their position to present to the school administration. Several takes of reporter standup. Security officer talks informally to students about safety. Interview with senior Gary Gosselin on mood inside school.
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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
East Boston High boycott
- 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
00:17:09
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- School integration
- Students
- Boycotts
- Violence
- Schools
- Race relations
- School buildings
- Locations
- East Boston (Boston, Mass.)
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Contributors
- Cohen, Art (Reporter)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; East Boston High boycott,” 10/18/1979, GBH Archives, accessed April 23, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_67624193DD3D4EE5BFAE482BE07E4E45.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; East Boston High boycott.” 10/18/1979. GBH Archives. Web. April 23, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_67624193DD3D4EE5BFAE482BE07E4E45>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; East Boston High boycott. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_67624193DD3D4EE5BFAE482BE07E4E45