Boston Against Busing

Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the 1960s and 1970s

By: Ronald P. Formisano

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Paperback | 28 February 2004 | Edition Number 2

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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, Formisano 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, which he explains is the result of Supreme Court decisions, attacks on affirmative action, white flight, and other factors. He closes with a brief look at the few school districts that have attempted to base school assignment policies on class or economic status. Formisano's analysis of race relations in Boston is extended into the present day in this revised edition.

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"[An] exhaustively researched study of Boston school desegregation." - Boston Globe; "A nuanced treatment that is distinguished by its examination of context and telling detail." - American Historical Review"

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Not Little Rock But New Orleans	p. 1
Democracy and Segregation, 1961-1965	p. 22
Democracy and Segregation: Part Two: The School Committee Holds the Line	p. 44
"A Harvard Plan for the Working Class Man": Reactions to the Garrity Decision and Desegregation	p. 66
The Antibusing Spectrum: Moderation and Compliance	p. 88
Defended (and Other) Neighborhoods	p. 108
The Antibusers: Children of the 1960s	p. 138
Reactionary Populism	p. 172
Battle grounds	p. 203
Race, Class, and Justice	p. 222
Epilogue: Through the 1990s	p. 240
Appendix	p. 263
Notes	p. 267
Index	p. 343
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Boston Against Busing

Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the 1960s and 1970s

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