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ERIC Number: ED670794
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr-26
Pages: 26
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The Impact of the 1970s Boston Busing Crisis on Today's Black Students in Boston
Erik Mangrum
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The 1974 "Boston Busing Crisis" would lead to a dramatic shift in the racial makeup of Boston Public School's for generations to come. In June of 1974, Judge Wendell Arthur Garrity ruled in favor of Tallulah Morgan, along with other African American parents, that the Boston School Committee "knowingly carried out a systematic program of segregation affecting all of the city's students, teachers, and school facilities, and ordered comprehensive desegregation to begin in September" (Delmont & Theoharis, 2017, p. 192). This ruling would lead to "White Flight" from Boston Public Schools and ultimately render Judge Garrity's ruling ineffective. Before reaching the 50th anniversary of the ruling, this study's aim was to investigate the impact on this generation of Black students. It was found through an analysis of Boston's Public Schools demographics data, that Boston Public Schools are more segregated than they were in the 1970s, African American teachers only make up 23% of the district's faculty, even though there was a 25% mandate from Judge Garrity's ruling; and facilities are still not adequate for students to learn within their own community. African American students are still being bused to other communities for better academic opportunities. This study can be used to combat the notion that there was any form of progress from the Boston Busing Crisis or Morgan v. Hennigan. The fight for African American students, not only in Boston, but across the nation, is still ongoing. The fight will not end until African American students have the same, if not better, resources than their non-Black counterparts.
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Boston)
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