Beyond Busing

This article is a general overview of desegregation. Discussion first centers on the weakening of desegregation by federal housing programs, school board policies and opportunistic politicians, and then proceeds to the relationship of desegregation and poverty. Emphasis is placed on the existence of inadequate schools as a product of economics rather than race. The author examines the arguments used against desegregation in which she brings to the surface both the truths and falsehoods contained within these arguments. She concludes with a critical look at the quality of research conducted on desegregation.