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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Boston has a long history of segregation going back to the 1690s at least so this would be my guess[/quote]

Massachusetts outlawed segregation in schools in 1855, which I believe was relatively early. By the time of Brown, more states had outlawed segregation than required it at the state level, but I believe the 1855 Massachusetts desegregation predates most of them.

There was a lot of upheaval over forced busing, but forced busing is a more complex issue (people like Biden opposed it, and it doesn't seem to have much support these days).[/quote]

Yes, but Massachusetts conveniently uses centuries-old town and city boundaries to segregate and pen minorities and poverty into specific locations. The schools in those select towns and cities aren't technically segregated; it's the towns and cities themselves. Doesn't take much to look at places like Springfield, Holyoke, Southbridge, Lawrence, and Brockton and recognize the stark demographic differences, huge disparities in wealth, and school performance compared to surrounding towns.[/quote]

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