At the center of the heated exchange on the debate stage between Sen. Harris and former Vice President Biden was the use of busing to desegregate American schools — and Biden's opposition it in the 1970s. Here's what you need to know about the issue.
At the center of the heated exchange between Sen. Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden was the use of busing to desegregate American schools -- and Biden's opposition it in the 1970s.Here's what you need to know about the issue. What is busing?Black students in Woodville, Mississippi, board a school bus for their first day at a formerly white school.The 1954 US Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education brought an end to legal racial segregation in schools.
In Boston, opposition to busing turned violent. After a federal judge ordered the city to desegregate its public schools through busing in 1974, white residents responded with fierce criticism. Some pelted school buses carrying African-American children with bricks and bottles, and angry protesters mobbed schools. The riots garnered national attention.
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