nditions and instruction materials, it was also about developing a new definition of learning that could help students thrive. Most importantly, Miletsky makes the Black leadership visible and names the names including Ruth Batson, Tom Atkins, Mel King, Muriel Snowden, Hubie Jones, and Jean McGuire.
of Black officeholders forced under-represented communities (and their growing numbers) to advance their agendas through other channels. There would be no Black member of the School Committee between 1951 and 1978, and only one Black member of the City Council, Tom Atkins, who was elected in 1967.
