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Busing: The Case Of Brown Vs. The Board Of Education

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The concept of busing was brought alive in efforts to desegregate schools in 1970. The case of Brown vs. the Board of Education put a light on busing and declared segregation unconstitutional. Because of this, busing was a solution to segregation in public schools and would aid racial separation. Busing was intended to alleviate segregation by providing transportation for students to different schools to achieve diversity; despite some frustrated families, it was widely embraced as a success.
The concept of busing was intended to accomplish desegregating schools and create a more diverse environment for students to be a part of. This was accomplished by busing black and white students to different schools to equal out races in public schools. …show more content…

The problem of disparities among races in public schools was resolved by busing, but it negatively affected the African American community due to violence. A specific story of Andre Yvon Jean shows just how violent and inhumane the attacks became. White students blocked his car and then forcefully abused him outside of Gavin School. This violent story along with many others was the result of hatred toward busing and not wanting to intermix races. This hatred could also be expressed through protests whose main purpose was to express their feelings about their rights. One particular protest was a huge crowd of white people with an American Flag and holding a sign that said, “Whites Have Rights”. People thought busing was unconstitutional and went against human rights. The parents were especially brutal and violent towards the students. A particular student, Becky Glover, describes how every day when their bus would arrive at school, parents would yell at them, flip them off, and protest. She also described the fear that the students felt every day because of those parents. They had fear of getting hurt and were terrified every day to go to school. While those people had negative experiences, there were many positive experiences among students. Mr. Mac McGory was a white student who was bused to a primarily black school. He realized that his new school wasn’t near as nice and was not equal to his previous primarily white school. But, within the first year, the resources and supplies at his school improved. He remembers having a positive experience where he was not discriminated against. He believed along with many others that busing was a great idea and did everything that it was intended to

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