Word: businger
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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By the early 1980s, this group was questioning the notion that racism is an adequate explanation for the disparities between Black and white achievement. The group members attacked not only affirmative action and busing, but also civil rights leaders like Benjamin Hooks of the NAACP, who they said had a...
The hideous massacre of Philadelphia's MOVE household, the surge of executions on Jim Crow death row, the gutting of busing for desegregation--these are emblems of a visciously racist ruling class gearing up for war. As American capitalism continues to rot, both Republicans and Democrats know they cannot conduct...
The major issue confronting Boston this election has been the call for more public housing. The mayor's recent proposal to integrate three housing projects in South Boston has created controvery about how he has dealt with this issue citywide. It has also raised the specter of racial tensions that...
While the Reagan Administration set about painting Bork's record in neutral colors, right-wing organizations were instructed to tone down their pro-Bork campaigns. Some conservatives blame White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker for preventing the right from using "red-meat issues" such as school prayer, busing and...
That irony is not lost on Smith. As she explains, "I have bad feelings about busing for me, having to get up early and walk in all kinds of weather. Those thoughts and those days come back when I think about children being bused. But if that is a solution...