Analyzes the effects of income inequality and community wealth on the desegregation experiences of 69 Black and Puerto Rican students participating in a busing program in five suburban Connecticut high schools. Finds that minority group students were more likely to feel welcome in the less affluent communities. (FMW)

Reviews research on the impact of efforts to achieve school desegregation. Argues that increased interracial exposure in schools and neighborhoods triggers racial and ethnic conflict. Reviews recent research and asserts that school desegregation significantly raised rates of protests against busing. (CFR)