William Monroe Trotter School
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The William Monroe Trotter School was the one of the first magnet schools in the city of Boston, as well as one of the first to be integrated in 1969. The school is named after the editor of The Guardian, an African American newspaper. Trotter spent his career as an outspoken critic on Black rights.
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The William Monroe Trotter School was the one of the first magnet schools in the city of Boston, as well as one of the first to be integrated. Opened in 1969, the school’s “voluntary integration” model allowed a diverse set of students outside of the Roxbury and Dorchester communities. The school is named after the editor in chief of The Guardian, an African American newspaper. Trotter spent his career as an outspoken critic on Black rights.