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Sisters grapple with traumatic legacy of busing in GBH documentary ‘Never Cried’
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Sisters grapple with traumatic legacy of busing in GBH documentary ‘Never Cried’
Leola Hampton and Linda Stark never talked about it. They never asked each other if they were okay. It’s understandable, given the trauma the sisters endured.
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Ten years before busing began, Black leaders organized to end school segregation
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Ten years before busing began, Black leaders organized to end school segregation
On a wintry morning in 1964, Hubert “Hubie” Jones stood outside bundled in a peacoat, gloves and a fedora, with his toddler son in his arms. Next to him was a school bus with a large banner reading “Newtonites Support Freedom Stayout” in all caps pasted on its side.
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