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Cascio, Elizabeth; Gordon, Nora; Lewis, Ethan; Reber, Sarah – University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, 2007
An extensive literature debates the causes and consequences of the desegregation of American schools in the twentieth century. Despite the social importance of desegregation and the magnitude of the literature, we have lacked a comprehensive accounting of the basic facts of school desegregation. This paper uses newly assembled data to document…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Desegregation, Busing, School Districts
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Orfield, Gary – Journal of Law and Education, 1975
Develops the role of politics and the need for political leadership in civil rights legislation and enforcement policies. (DW)
Descriptors: Busing, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation
Carter, David G., Sr. – 1977
This chapter examines antibusing legislation designed to reduce or eliminate busing as a desegregation tool. After a brief background discussion of how the Brown decision came about, the legislative, judicial, and executive effects on school desegregation are reviewed. This is followed by a brief analysis of antibusing legislation. Contrary to…
Descriptors: Busing, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods