The Myth That Busing Failed
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Examining School Segregation Post-Brown
This chapter explores the divergent reactions to school integration following the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, particularly between white Northern communities and Black communities in the North. It highlights the ongoing disparities in educational resources and the protests spearheaded by Black and Puerto Rican students demanding equal education. The narrative also addresses the backlash from predominantly white communities against school busing as a desegregation tool and the Supreme Court's rulings that sought to address systemic segregation.
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