Education-Policy

Boston Busing Crisis Erupts, Northern White Resistance to Desegregation

1974-09-12 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Court-ordered school desegregation begins in Boston amid massive white violence and resistance, shattering illusions that Northern cities differ from Southern segregation. Following Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr.’s June 1974 ruling in Morgan v. Hennigan that Boston School Committee …

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GI Bill Passed with Discriminatory State Implementation Enabling Racial Wealth Gap

1944-06-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President Roosevelt signs the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (GI Bill) on June 22, 1944, creating transformative benefits for veterans including education, housing, and unemployment assistance. However, Southern Democrats, led by Mississippi Representative John Rankin, ensure the bill’s …

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