Boston Against Busing(English, Paperback, Formisano Ronald P.)

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Boston Against Busing(English, Paperback, Formisano Ronald P.) is written by Formisano Ronald P. and published by The University of North Carolina Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 080785526X (ISBN 10) and 9780807855263 (ISBN 13).

Perhaps the most spectacular reaction to court-ordered busing in the 1970s occurred in Boston, where there was intense and protracted protest. Ron Formisano explores the sources of white opposition to school desegregation. Racism was a key factor, he argues, but racial prejudice alone cannot explain the movement. Class resentment, ethnic rivalries, and the defense of neighborhood turf all played powerful roles in the protest. In a new epilogue, Formisano brings the story up to the present day, describing the end of desegregation orders in Boston and other cities. He also examines the nationwide trend toward the resegregation of schools, and closes with a brief look at the few school districts that have attempted to base school assignment policies on class or economic status.