Boston marked the 50th anniversary of the busing crisis in 2024, but today a different kind of crisis is unfolding. Fewer than 50,000 students attend the city’s schools, compared to more than 90,000 ...
Outside of the Boston Celtics’ two NBA titles, the 1970s marked a dark decade in the city’s history. The Boston desegregation busing crisis led to a series of racial protests and violent riots that ...
In 1975, a court order mandated the desegregation of Louisville and Jefferson County schools, leading to both busing and the merger of the two school districts. The merger presented challenges, ...