The Civil-Rights Counterrevolution: The Rise of Anti-Busing Legislation in Congress

• In Event: Historical Perspectives on Congress

Brief Overview

Beginning in the late-1960s and extending into the early-1980s, Congress struggled with various aspects of desegregating public schools. One particularly difficult issue was busing, which helped to undermine the old New Deal Democratic coalition.

Authors

• Jeffery A. Jenkins, University of Southern California

• Justin Craig Peck, Wesleyan University