Anna Louise Day Hicks was an American politician and lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for her staunch opposition to desegregation in Boston public schools, and especially to court-ordered busing, in the 1960s and 1970s. A longtime member of Boston's school board and city council, she served one term in the United States House of Representatives, succeeding Speaker of the House John W. McCormack.
Hicks c. 1969
Hicks (third from left) with a group of men, including mayor John F. Collins (far right) in the 1960s
Louise Day Hicks as a candidate for the Boston City Council, 1969
John William McCormack was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards in the Massachusetts State Senate before winning election to the United States House of Representatives.
McCormack, circa 1955
McCormack as a state senator in 1923
McCormack with Boston Mayor John F. Collins (1960–1968) during a St. Patrick's Day parade in South Boston.
McCormack with President John F. Kennedy in 1962