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.

Instructional Strategies

Museum education

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