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Broken School Bus Window from Boston School Desegregation

Broken School Bus Window from Boston School Desegregation

Grade Range: 9-12
Resource Type(s): Artifacts, Primary Sources
Date Posted: 9/17/2010

In 1974, Boston's court-ordered busing plan became one of the most visible and controversial examples of racial balancing through student transportation...


National Standards

United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)

4: The struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil liberties
 

Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

1: Recent developments in foreign and domestic politics
 
2: Economic, social, and cultural developments in contemporary United States
 

Historical Thinking Standards (Grades 5-12)

Historical Thinking Standard 4: Historical Research Capabilities

4A: Formulate historical questions.
 
4B: Obtain historical data from a variety of sources.
 
4C: Interrogate historical data.
 
4D: Identify the gaps in the available records, marshal contextual knowledge and perspectives of the time and place.
 
4E: Employ quantitative analysis.
 
4F: Support interpretations with historical evidence.
 

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Keywords

segregation, civil rights, education, desegregation, busing, schools, civil rights movement, protest, Boston, Massachusetts, 1974, 1970s, South Boston High School, twentieth century, 20th century, Brown v. Board of Education

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