Boston Busing (jan 1, 1974 – jan 1, 1988)
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In Boston, Massachusetts, 1974, District Judge Arthur Garrity ordered the busing of African American students to predominantly white, geographically isolated schools, and vice versa. This resulted in wide-spread violence in opposition to Garrity's decision. Many whites began dropping out of the cities newly-integrated public schools and enrolled in private schools in the suburbs instead.
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