Why busing failed : race, media, and the national resistance to school desegregation /
Delmont, Matthew F.,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-257) and index.
The origins of "antibusing" politics : from New York protests to the Civil Rights Act -- Surrender in Chicago : cities' rights and the limits of federal enforcement of school desegregation -- Boston before the "busing crisis" : black education activism and official resistance in the cradle liberty -- Standing against "busing" : bipartisan and national political opposition to school desegregation -- Richard Nixon's "antibusing" presidency -- "Miserable women on television" : Irene McCabe, television news, and grassroots "antibusing" politics -- "It's not the bus, it's us" : the complexity of black opinions on "busing" -- Television news and the making of the Boston "busing crisis".
Busing for school integration
School integration