EVERYONE250 HISTORICAL MARKER UNVEILING: A Dedication to the Boston Public Schools Desegregation Movement

You are invited to attend the Historical Marker unveiling for “A Dedication to the Boston Public Schools Desegregation Movement” on June 11 at 12:15pm outside of 15 Beacon Street, the former headquarters of the Boston School Department and Boston School Committee. This unveiling will be held on the anniversary of the “14 Demands” for educational equity which were presented on June 11, 1963 by Ruth Batson and NAACP Boston Chapter leaders to the Boston School Committee.

Unveiling: 12:15-12:45pm; Reception afterwards (location tbd)

As Boston approaches the 250th anniversary of American independence, Everyone250 reimagines commemoration and honors the full diversity of the communities that have shaped both Boston and the nation.

The Historical Markers initiative will commemorate historically significant sites through a collaborative, community-driven process, establishing permanent public markers that honor the spaces where cultural memory and collective resilience live.

In partnership with Boston Desegregation and Busing Initiative, XV Beacon, Boston250, Massachusetts250, and State Street