Fifty years after Boston’s ‘busing crisis’
Coverage of the 50th anniversary of a federal judge’s ruling that led to busing in Boston to desegregate schools is produced through an editorial partnership between WBUR and The Emancipator. Illustrations by Sophie Morse.
In June 1974, a judge ruled that the Boston School Committee had willfully segregated Boston Public Schools. The fallout from that decision continues to shape the city today.
Leola Hampton’s Video essay
