Boston Against Busing
Subtitle: Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the 1960s and 1970s
Edition: 2Rev Ed edition
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: December 2, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780807855263
Subjects: Black studies; Teaching of ethnic minorities; c 1960 to c 1970; c 1970 to c 1980; Political Science; History; Politics / Current Events; Social classes; Politics/International Relations; Educational Policy & Reform; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; United States - 20th Century; Education-Educational Policy & Reform; History-United States - 20th Century; History/United States: General; African-American/African Studies; Political Science / Civil Rights; Race relations; Boston; Busing for school integration; Massachusetts; School integration
First sentence: During the fall of 1974 shocking images of racial bigotry and violence emerged from Boston, that graceful, cosmopolitan city known for the excellence of its educational, cultural, and scientific institutions, a city once called "the Athens of America."