Francesca Johnnene

Francesca "Fran" Johnnene (died 2015) was a leading anti-busing advocate during the desegregation of Boston's Public Schools in the 1970s. She was an executive of the Association of Neighborhood Schools and a national representative and board member of Restore Our Alienated Rights (ROAR), a Boston-based anti-busing organization. She worked closely with Louise Day Hicks and Elvira "Pixie" Palladino to organize anti-busing rallies, letter writing campaigns, and prayer meetings.