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Ten O'Clock News; South Boston High School
02/15/1977
The sound goes in and out at the beginning of this video. Exteriors of South Boston High School and South Boston environs. African American students board buses at South Boston High School. Boston Police officers are stationed near the school. Police cruisers escort buses to and from the school. Jerome Wynegar (Headmaster, South Boston High School) stands in the school yard. White students exit the school after the buses depart. A passerby tells the camera crew that their presence causes a disturbance.
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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
00:21:18
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Busing for school integration
- School buildings
- African American students
- Police patrol
- Students
- Mass media
- Locations
- South Boston (Boston, Mass.)
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; South Boston High School,” 02/15/1977, GBH Archives, accessed July 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A90DB91EDEDB4905AADADFEBB3E281C0.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; South Boston High School.” 02/15/1977. GBH Archives. Web. July 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A90DB91EDEDB4905AADADFEBB3E281C0>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; South Boston High School. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A90DB91EDEDB4905AADADFEBB3E281C0