1970s
Racial violenceBook sources
Boston desegregation backlash
Massachusetts; Black schoolchildren and families
Court-directed school integration met white neighborhood violence. Zinn connects the backlash to housing segregation and unequal public resources, while documenting the immediate threat to Black residents.
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Context / qualification
1974 marks the busing crisis; the audio discusses a broader decade.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H01 at 00:23:29 (approximate; supplied recording)
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H01 at 00:24:24 (approximate; supplied recording)