Bused for Integration 1960's - 1980's

Bused for Integration 1960's - 1980's My name is Cathie Wright-Lewis, a native of the Brownsville section of Brooklyn and I'm reaching out to people like me who were bused to white schools.

The school system in NYC today has quietly reverted to segregation. As a child, I was bused to a white school with many others to integrate schools and obtain academic equality. Apparently, we were appeased for a very short time in history. I'm writing a book to share the experiences of child activists who were bused to white neighborhoods in the name of integration and the teacher strike in 1968

that occurred here in New York City. If you were bused or you attended the protest rallies at JHS 271 and would like your experiences to be documented, please like this page and introduce yourself. I would love to connect with you and bring this project to life. I am also looking for pictures from 271 in 1968 or personal pics depicting integration.

08/01/2021

I was a baby revolutionary. Were you? Were you put on a bus and sent to a school where you were not wanted, where you experienced racism and abuse on a daily basis. Maybe you didn't realize it then but when you think back ... Share your experience here.

09/12/2020

In memory

Come and hear from our community heroes - those who dared to stand.
11/08/2018

Come and hear from our community heroes - those who dared to stand.

08/28/2017

Stay tuned as we plan to have another event soon. If you want to share your Ocean-Hill story, Cathie Wright--Lewis will be available at The Brownsville Heritage House - 581 Mother Gaston Blvd - 1:00 on Saturdays.

06/19/2017

WE STILL NEED TO RALLY FOR COMMUNITY CONTROL

06/19/2017

Debbie Williams, Cynthia Bedell, Janice Harley ...we were bused for integration.

SAVE THE DATE! We will have an open house interview with members of the Brownsville community during Old Timers Weekend,...
05/11/2017

SAVE THE DATE! We will have an open house interview with members of the Brownsville community during Old Timers Weekend, the last week in July. Let's, "Remember the Time" and talk about 1968 at the Brownsville Heritage House -581 Mother Gaston Blvd. Time TBA.

Peace and Love, Cathie Wright-Lewis

03/22/2016

Who remembers the community;s newspaper, "The People's Voice"?

03/22/2016

Looking Ocean-Hill Brownsville Students and Teachers, Parents and Grandparents of 1966 - 1970. Come share your story!

03/20/2016

I was blessed last week to interview the incomparable Father John Powis formerly of Our Lady of Presentation and community board member during the uprising at JHS 271. At 83, he's still a soft-spoken rebel.

03/08/2016
http://whospeaks.library.vanderbilt.edu/interview/milton-galamison
03/08/2016

http://whospeaks.library.vanderbilt.edu/interview/milton-galamison

Image: Original caption: 3/16/1964-New York, NY- The Reverend Milton Galamison, leader of the March 16th school boycott, leads white children into the predominantly Negro P.S.21 in Brooklyn. Galamison said if the children were denied entry they would attend a freedom school at his Siloam Presbyteria…

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