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The fight for equal education before busing
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On September 12, 1974, Boston Public Schools bused the first students across town as a part of a highly controversial school integration program. The program was a result of Judge W. Arthur Garrity's federal court order that mandated that both black and white students be bused to schools outside of their neighborhoods. What followed was a series of protests and riots that helped cement Boston's reputation as an exceptionally racist city.
While this moment is a major flashpoint in Boston's history, it is not the whole story. Busing was the culmination of a years-long fight between a Black community that wanted a better education for its children and a white community resistant to change. Today on The Common, Boston journalist, lecturer, and historian Dart Adams, joins us to break down this history.
If you want to learn more about the history of busing in Boston, check out WBUR's series “Busing’s Legacy in Boston, 50 Years Later,” which was done in collaboration with The Emancipator.
Greater Boston’s weekly podcast where news and culture meet.
453 episodes
Manage episode 439500827 series 3412315
On September 12, 1974, Boston Public Schools bused the first students across town as a part of a highly controversial school integration program. The program was a result of Judge W. Arthur Garrity's federal court order that mandated that both black and white students be bused to schools outside of their neighborhoods. What followed was a series of protests and riots that helped cement Boston's reputation as an exceptionally racist city.
While this moment is a major flashpoint in Boston's history, it is not the whole story. Busing was the culmination of a years-long fight between a Black community that wanted a better education for its children and a white community resistant to change. Today on The Common, Boston journalist, lecturer, and historian Dart Adams, joins us to break down this history.
If you want to learn more about the history of busing in Boston, check out WBUR's series “Busing’s Legacy in Boston, 50 Years Later,” which was done in collaboration with The Emancipator.
Greater Boston’s weekly podcast where news and culture meet.
453 episodes
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