A Walk through American History

Desegregation Memphis, Tennessee

Historic Timeline1960-Northcross et al vs. Board of Education, Memphis City Schools

was filed to end desegregation

1968-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Killed in Memphis, TN

1969-Black Mondays began

1971-Federal Judge Robert McRae made the ruling to end segregation in Memphis City Schools

1973-Massive busing begins in the city on January 24th

1981-Revisited the desegregation law and rezoned the district-used less buses

2004-Discontinued using busing as a means to desegregation

Citizens Against Busing!

Imagine how it must feel

The Bus Solution Busing began in Memphis in January, 1973, Memphis did not own one bus prior to

the decision-42 buses were purchased for 1.5 million dollars 38,000 students were bused and spent 31-45 minutes on the bus each way 5,347 students spent 46-60 minutes on the bus each way In 2004 less than 3 percent of students were bused

My Early Education Kindergarten at a church Began First Grade at Charjean Elementary Walked to school All white school

January, 1973 began attending Alcy Elementary

Rode a bus to school Integrated school Was the only white

cheerleader in Junior High

Memphis today: The current enrollment of 115,461 students includes

101,232 blacks, 4,897 Asians and Hispanics, and 9,239 whites.

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