Boston Desegregation

and Busing Initiative

Press Coverage 

June 2024

After 50 years, Judge Garrity’s orders in Boston school case still defended

the bay street banner, 6/27/24

Boston pursues a ‘hub’ model while it battles memories of segregated school days

Dorchester reporter, 6/26/24

Bostonians explore past, future of school segregation on eve of busing order's 50th anniversary

LoweLl Sun (lowell, MA), 6/24/24

Marking a momentous date in Boston history

dorchester reporter, 6/24/24

Will BPS's new curriculum tackle its own turbulent history?

The boston Globe, 6/23/24

Experts discuss impacts of Boston busing 50 years after landmark civil rights decision

The boston globe, 6/21/24

Reflecting on 50 years since Boston Public Schools were court ordered to desegregate

WBUR RADIO, 6/21/24

50 years after busing, its legacy remains ambiguous and contested in Boston

GBH News, 6/21/24

Experts discuss impacts of Boston busing 50 years after landmark civil rights decision

Boston Globe, 6/20/24

With new busing curriculum, BPS tackles its own history. But will all students get a chance to learn?

Boston Globe, 6/20/24

The buses we rode every september

The Emancipator, 6/19/24

The Boston ‘busing crisis’ was never about busing

The Emancipator, 6/19/24

The beautiful vision of Boston’s Freedom Schools

The Emancipator, 6/19/24

How school segregation survived Boston’s busing

The Emancipator, 6/19/24

Busing's legacy in Boston, 50 years later

WBUR Radio, 6/17/24

'We were fighting for our life': Former Boston Public Schools student, teacher reflect on busing, 50 years later

WBUR Radio, 6/17/24


december 2023

What you need to know about Boston

Public Schools

WBUR Local coverage, 12/3/2023


october 2023

Before filing lawsuit, Black leaders pressed for better schools in 1960s

the bay street banner, 10/05/23

Challenging ‘Up South’ Boston: Roxbury forum recalls the city’s school desegregation movement

dorchester reporter, 10/04/23


September 2023

Long before school desegregation in Boston, these Black leaders were pushing for racial equity in education

boston globe, 9/27/23

Upcoming forums will mark 50 years since the Boston school integration ruling. Here’s what to know.

wbur | local coverage, 9/26/23

A look at the movement to bus Boston's students before the court order to desegregate

wbur | Radio boston, 9/26/23

Boston desegregation initiative to reflect on busing, future of city's education

gbh radio news podcast, 9/22/23

Scholar, activist look back at BPS desegregation

The bay state banner, 9/13/23

 ‘The Busing Battleground’ revisits a painful chapter in Boston’s history, one that still reverberates

Boston Globe, 9/13/23

Wohlforth’s renegacy, the renewal of the struggle against Pabloism in the Workers League, and the turn to the working class

World socialist web site, 9/13/23

Boston Busing and School Desegregation During the 1970s: A Look Back

Nolan Dalla, 9/12/23

Greater Boston Full Episode: September 11, 2023

GBH News, 9/12/23

The Busing Battleground

Vegas PBS, 9/12/23

Today in History for Sept. 12, 2023

berkshire eagle, 9/12/23

 Why a JFK murder bombshell landed with a thud | Will Bunch Newsletter

The philadelphia Inquirer, 9/12/23

50 years after busing in Boston, documentary digs into 1970s school segregation

gbh news, 9/12/23

American Experience: The Busing Battleground

wttw-tv, 9/10/23

Fight for equality: 'Busing Battleground' and "The Harvest' delve into segregation battle in schools

Yahoo! news,  9/10/23

PBS spotlights ‘The Busing Battleground’ in Boston

The boston herald,  9/10/23

Richard Howe Substack – Sept 10, 2023

richardHowe.com,  9/10/23

5 TV shows to watch: PBS docs teach important lessons on school integration

Minneapolis star tribune,  9/8/23

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Busing Battleground

KPBS, 9/7/23

Documentary revisits the ‘trauma’

of the busing era

Dorchester Reporter, 9/13/23

Local activists announce education campaign ahead of 50th anniversary of BPS desegregation and busing

Boston globe, 9/7/23

50th anniversary of BPS busing: Committee announces line-up of event marking chapter in Boston history

Boston herald, 9/7/23

Nearly 50 years after the Boston busing crisis, a new initiative examines its history and legacy

WBUR, 9/7/23


january 2023

The lasting legacy of Boston’s busing crisis

prism reports, 1/11/23


july 2020

What's It Like To Be A Student Of Color In A Predominantly White District?

WBUR | radio boston, 7/26/20