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

UPDATE: Due to rain and high heat, the unveiling has been moved indoors to 140 Bowdoin St, Boston, MA 02108 , which is around the corner from 15 Beacon St, the former site of the Boston School Department.

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. 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

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