Two generations reflect on Boston's busing crisis 50 years later

Leola Hampton was one of 18,000 kids bused across the city as a part of a 1974 court-mandated effort to desegregate Boston Public Schools. As the city marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of busing, she and her daughter Maya Scott joined Boston Public Radio to reflect on the legacy of that violent chapter in Boston history.
Learn more about Leola Hampton's story and the busing crisis in this 24-minute documentary 'Never Cried': Boston's Busing Legacy: • 50 years after Boston’...
2:00 "I was truly hated"
3:40 Why she never discussed busing trauma with her sister
5:00 How busing impacted Leola's daughter, Maya Scott
5:55 "You think you get over it"
7:45 "You can't outrun racism"
9:33 How busing impacts Maya's thinking on educating her child
13:30 It's about money
14:51 Leola's lasagna
16:00 How share busing history with next generation?
17:30 The Boston Busing and Desegregation Initiative event at the Boston Public Library September 28, 2024
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Has Boston's busing crisis impacted you or your family?

[@geewizwiz3]

At 9:57 the daughter said she puts her son in a predominantly black school which is the total opposite of what her mother went through being forced to go to a predominately white school.

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how was this a crisis?