Trailblazing Boston civil rights activist Jean McGuire was all smiles Tuesday morning as she prepared to leave Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where she was treated after being stabbed in Franklin Park last week.
Civil rights trailblazer Jean McGuire, who is 91 years old, was stabbed while walking her dog in Franklin Park Tuesday night. That attack came just a day after a teen was shot and killed not too far away, on Washington Street.
"On behalf of the family, we would like to thank the entire Boston community, family, extended family and friends for being there during this time," one of McGuire's nephews, Mark Williams, said."I would also like to take a moment for the family to give a special thank you to the two individuals who found our aunt after she was attacked by the assailant."McGuire said she didn't much from the attack, but called the people who helped her"angels without wings.
Jean McGuire served as the executive director of METCO, which aims to increase racial diversity in Massachusetts by allowing students to attend schools outside their districts, for 43 years, from 1973 to 2016. McGuire, though, spoke more about issues she was passionate about fixing, rather than what happened to her. She discussed inflation, healthcare for students and making sure people had enough food to eat. Her"kindness and generosity" was not lost on the surgeon who operated on her, Dr. Sammy Dowlatshahi, who noted that her hospital room was"a room of light."
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