The 91-year-old civil rights activist who was stabbed while walking her dog at a park in Boston has released her first statement since the incident occurred.
"The family of Jean McGuire would like to thank all of the doctors and dedicated health care workers who are assisting in her recovery," the family said in the statement."We greatly appreciate the outpouring of love and support that Jean has received from people in the Greater Boston area,, and around the world. Jean has spent her entire professional life fighting for all families to have the best educational opportunities to achieve their dreams.
Jean McGuire, 91, is seen here speaking at a news conference in Boston, Mass., on Oct. 7, 2003, while she was the executive director of METCO, a school desegregation program. The family added that they are in the process of a establishing a nonprofit to help promote the education throughout New England to support McGuire's legacy.In addition to being the first Black woman on the school committee, where she served for a decade starting in 1981, McGuire in 1966 helped found METCO Inc., the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, which sends students of color from Boston to predominantly white suburban schools.
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