American Democracy and the Promise of Justice

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 19.03.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Demographics
  2. Rationale
  3. It Was Never Meant to Be Equal
  4. Boston and Busing
  5. Creating Roadblocks To Opportunity
  6. Busing is Just Another Word for Desegregation
  7. Two Worlds Apart
  8. We Know Better but Will We Do Better?
  9. Standards
  10. Activities
  11. Footnotes
  12. Bibliography

The Different Shades of the Yellow Bus

Sean Cameron Means

Published September 2019

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