The first #SchoolDesegregation lawsuit was filed all the way back in 1848 by #BenjaminRoberts (represented by #CharlesSumner) on #ThisDayInHistory. Ultimately unsuccessful, the #SarahRoberts case in #Boston did lead to an 1855 law that #desegregated schools across Massachusetts.

Sarah Roberts Walks Boston | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley Sarah Roberts Walks Boston,Judge Shaw decided in favor of the Boston Board. He discounted the objection to the extra distance that Sarah had to walk as trivial.

#OTD #December4 Sarah Roberts just wanted to attend the school closest to her home. The Court disagreed. #SarahRoberts #Boston #BenjaminRoberts #CharlesSumner #RobertMorris #SarahsLongWalk #StephenKendrick #PaulKendrick woodstockwhisperer.info/2015/12/04/s...