Desegregation in Boston and Buffalo
Subtitle: the influence of local leaders
By: Steven J.L. Taylor.
Series: SUNY series in Afro-American studies
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Albany, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
Subjects: School integration -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.; School integration -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- History.; Busing for school integration -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.; Busing for school integration -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- History.; Boston (Mass.) -- Politics and government.; Buffalo (N.Y.) -- Politics and government.
Description: Desegregation in Boston and Buffalo examines how the citizens and the political leadership of the two cities dealt with controversial court orders to end the segregation of public schools. Although the cities shared many similarities, they witnessed very dissimilar outcomes.

Taylor covers key factors such as inter-ethnic relations and the struggle of various ethnic groups for political empowerment, and focuses on the political development of African American communities in urban environments and the role of Black elected leadership in helping to diffuse potentially volatile situations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references  (p. 237-250) and index.