The Struggle to Desegregate the Boston Public Schools

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
Boston Boston Public Schools segregated school system busing court-ordered desegregation anti-busing demonstrations 1974 march school desegregation desegregation Senator Ted Kennedy edward kennedy Judge Arthur W. Garrity East Boston South Boston Southie Hyde Park race racism violence police escort white boycott resistance traditional learning alternative programs Louise Day Hicks Boston City Council segregation ushist22
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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The Struggle to Desegregate the Boston Public Schools

Learn about the federal court order that forced the Boston public school system to desegregate, the initial violent resistance to the busing program, and the changes observed four years later.
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PBS Learning Media

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