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In reply to the discussion: Harris Backs Away From Busing As A Federal Mandate After Biden Attack (Huffpost) [View all]JCannon
(67 posts)37. That's no proof at all
That's a story from 2005, and it does not mention the term in question. Atwater did NOT concoct the term "forced busing." Atwater was Charlie Nobody in the early 1970s. You weren't around then, kid, so stop pretending that you knew what it was like. Typical Sanders supporter -- lying your head off in order to divide Americans. You can't invent fake history and then expect people to go along with your hallucinations.
Forced busing increased segregation. Proven. Indisputable.
From Wikipedia.
"In April 1971, in the case Bradley v. Richmond School Board, Federal District Judge Robert R. Merhige, Jr., ordered an extensive citywide busing program in Richmond, Virginia. When the massive busing program began in the fall of 1971, parents of all races complained about the long rides, hardships with transportation for extracurricular activities, and the separation of siblings when elementary schools at opposite sides of the city were "paired", (i.e., splitting lower and upper elementary grades into separate schools). The result was further white flight to private schools and to suburbs in the neighboring counties of Henrico and Chesterfield that were predominately white...
"The percentage of white students in Richmond city schools declined from 45 to 21 percent between 1960 and 1975 and continued to decline over the next several decades. By 2010 white students accounted for less than 9 percent of student enrollment in Richmond.[40] This so-called "white flight" prevented Richmond schools from ever becoming truly integrated."
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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Harris Backs Away From Busing As A Federal Mandate After Biden Attack (Huffpost) [View all]
Skya Rhen
Jul 2019
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As article indicates, Biden played into what segregationists wanted -- more time to drag feet and
Hoyt
Jul 2019
#1
"Forced busing" was a term coined by Lee Atwater and crew to appeal to segregationists
Tiggeroshii
Jul 2019
#16
I was around, and forced busing was only used when the local white controlled government dragged
Hoyt
Jul 2019
#17
"Forced busing" was a term specifically coined to form consensus against it
Tiggeroshii
Jul 2019
#21
Misleading headline. She did not "back away from busing as a federal mandate."
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#8
She said "considered by a school DISTRICT". I think she did a pretty good job with the walk back.nt
UniteFightBack
Jul 2019
#15
No, she just said the school district should consider it, not that the feds shouldn't intervene.
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#20
Did you read the article? All she said was school districts should consider busing. nt
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#24
No she didn't. Her position is fed action should be part of the anti-segregation "tool box."
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#38
I'm not engaing in spin. I'm stating her position. She stated it again today.
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#46
She was responding to a question from a reporter. It was not in her prepared remarks.
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#30
Why should Rev. Jackdon "call out" Harris? She did not make a pro-states rights argument.
SunSeeker
Jul 2019
#39
Sure she did...by saying she opposed federally imposed busing she left it to the states...states
Demsrule86
Jul 2019
#43
She said she had the same position as he does...so...Hope she can manage to explain herself.
Demsrule86
Jul 2019
#47
I'm seeing a LOT of tweets about Harris's backtracking, and they're showing up among
highplainsdem
Jul 2019
#40