BUSING
What Role Has Busing Played In School Segregation?
In summary, the purpose of busing was to increase school integration, but due to many rebukes from white parents, busing never achieved its goal of efficiently integrating all American schools. One of the main incidents that led to setbacks in busing was the Boston Riots in 1974.
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How did the riots impact busing?
Busing was developed to integrate schools all around the US because many minority students didn't have the facilities they needed to attend predominantly white schools. However, many white parents opposed busing and refused to send their children on buses with black children, and they believed it was the African-Americans' fault that their children were now forced to attend predominantly black schools. Therefore, busing became a term associated with black children and it was seen as a negative thing by white parents because black students were the only ones traveling on the buses (Delmont 19). Eventually, the government stopped funding busing and local groups started volunteer busing programs to ensure school integration happens (Browne 19). One political figure who has fallen prey to the inequalities of busing is Kamala Harris, the Senator of California. Read more about how Kamala Harris's experiences with busing reminded the public of school segregation again here.