CMS BUSING:
Busing in North Carolina enforced integration throughout the state. Buses were originally segregated, but in 1956 Montgomery bus boycott ended, which integrated buses officially. When busing first began it was not popular because many people doubted it's efficiency. Charlotte got the ball rolling with busing and it was known as the "city that made integration work." Busing declined in Charlotte during the late 1980's and 1990's, because of the immigration happening due to the booming economy. A court case in Richmond, Virginia took society to where we are today. The Supreme Court repealed their law saying that busing was not required and it was left to the school districts and school boards to decide. Busing in Charlotte, although it declined spread to other places and cities across America.
Busing in North Carolina enforced integration throughout the state. Buses were originally segregated, but in 1956 Montgomery bus boycott ended, which integrated buses officially. When busing first began it was not popular because many people doubted it's efficiency. Charlotte got the ball rolling with busing and it was known as the "city that made integration work." Busing declined in Charlotte during the late 1980's and 1990's, because of the immigration happening due to the booming economy. A court case in Richmond, Virginia took society to where we are today. The Supreme Court repealed their law saying that busing was not required and it was left to the school districts and school boards to decide. Busing in Charlotte, although it declined spread to other places and cities across America.