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Ten O'Clock News; Jeremiah E. Burke High School

09/15/1975

Front facade with pilasters of Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Dorchester. Students, mostly African Americans, walk towards school entrance in small groups. Teacher ushers students into school right after the bell rings. Classroom of almost all black students with white teacher.

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Series

Ten O'Clock News

Title

Jeremiah E. Burke 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

00:17:01

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects

Segregation in education

African American students

Classrooms

School buildings

Teachers

Locations

Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)

Genres

News Report

Topics

News

Citation

Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Jeremiah E. Burke High School,” 09/15/1975, GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E4BFCB05042A469E8B73E204E86C10E7.

MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Jeremiah E. Burke High School.” 09/15/1975. GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E4BFCB05042A469E8B73E204E86C10E7>.

APA: Ten O'Clock News; Jeremiah E. Burke High School. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E4BFCB05042A469E8B73E204E86C10E7