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Schools: Is It 1973 Again?

Samuel H. Mays Jr. The short answer is “no” but there sure are some interesting parallels. In 1973 and 1974, some 30,000 students left the Memphis public school system in white flight in reaction to court-ordered busing for integration. In 2013, some 30,000 students could leave the “unified” Shelby County schools to attend new municipal […]

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