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American experience. the decades-long road to school desegregation / The busing battleground :

On September 12, 1974, police were stationed outside Boston schools as Black and White students were bused for the first time to comply with a federal court desegregation order. Shocking violence, directed mostly at children, ensued. The Busing Battleground illuminates the volatile effort to end sch...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Readdean, Cyndee (Director, Producer), Grimberg, Sharon (Director, Producer, Screenwriter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2023.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Schools > Massachusetts > Boston.
School integration > Massachusetts > Boston.
Busing for school integration > Massachusetts > Boston.
Race discrimination > Massachusetts > Boston.
African Americans > History.
Boston (Mass.) > Race relations.
Écoles > Massachusetts > Boston.
Déségrégation en éducation > Massachusetts > Boston.
Ramassage scolaire aux fins de déségrégation > Massachusetts > Boston.
Discrimination raciale > Massachusetts > Boston.
Noirs américains > Histoire.
African Americans
Busing for school integration
Race discrimination
Race relations
School integration
Schools
Massachusetts > Boston
Documentary television programs
History
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:On September 12, 1974, police were stationed outside Boston schools as Black and White students were bused for the first time to comply with a federal court desegregation order. Shocking violence, directed mostly at children, ensued. The Busing Battleground illuminates the volatile effort to end school segregation, and the decades-long struggle for educational equity that preceded the crisis.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed October 30, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (114 minutes)
Playing Time:01:53:09