Ten O'Clock News; Hyde Park teachers talk about racial tension at Hyde Park High School [Tape 1 of 2]
Description:
Police are stationed outside of Hyde Park High School. Students exit the school. African American students board buses. Buses depart with police motorcycle escort. Hyde Park High School teachers Terry Gaskill and Hugh Mullen discuss racial tension inside the school. The students have returned to school after a recent racial disturbance. Mullen says that the school was quiet; that the students segregated themselves along racial lines. Mullen says that a small group of students is responsible for the trouble at the school. Both teachers agree that the students do not act up when the police are present in the school. Ten O'Clock News was a nightly news show, featuring reports, news stories, and interviews on current events in Boston and the world.