Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: The busing issue is based on one unavoidable fact. [View all]GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)I was in elementary school in the mid to late 70s. In high school I remember the older teachers saying how bad it was in the late 60s early 70s but never saw any tension. For a few years there were even separated Proms. But by the early 80s when in high school race never came up. Heck, our senior class president was a black kid and we were only 30% black. I know it was worse in rural areas where closing the segregated school insured integration as the had so few schools.
As an aside, one thing I do know. I often heard surprise expressed at the often violent resistance integration had in the North. At the time we thought it only a southern issue.
I know integration was disliked by many. But bussing pushed our allies and neutrals away. I cant believe it is even being seriously discussed
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden