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A Walk through American History

A Walk through American History. Desegregation. Memphis, Tennessee. Historic Timeline. 1960-Northcross et al vs. Board of Education, Memphis City Schools was filed to end desegregation 1968-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Killed in Memphis, TN 1969-Black Mondays began

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A Walk through American History

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  1. A Walk through American History

  2. Desegregation • Memphis, Tennessee

  3. Historic Timeline 1960-Northcross et al vs. Board of Education, Memphis City Schools was filed to end desegregation 1968-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Killed in Memphis, TN 1969-Black Mondays began 1971-Federal Judge Robert McRae made the ruling to end segregation in Memphis City Schools 1973-Massive busing begins in the city on January 24th 1981-Revisited the desegregation law and rezoned the district-used less buses 2004-Discontinued using busing as a means to desegregation

  4. Citizens Against Busing!

  5. Imagine how it must feel

  6. The Bus Solution • Busing began in Memphis in January, 1973, Memphis did not own one bus prior to the decision-42 buses were purchased for 1.5 million dollars • 38,000 students were bused and spent 31-45 minutes on the bus each way • 5,347 students spent 46-60 minutes on the bus each way • In 2004 less than 3 percent of students were bused

  7. My Early Education • Kindergarten at a church • Began First Grade at Charjean Elementary • Walked to school • All white school

  8. January, 1973 began attending Alcy Elementary • Rode a bus to school • Integrated school • Was the only white cheerleader in Junior High

  9. Memphis today: The current enrollment of 115,461 students includes 101,232 blacks, 4,897 Asians and Hispanics, and 9,239 whites.

  10. Picture References • http://www.mallofmemphis.org/Main/Conclusions picture of data slide • http://www.accd.edu/pac/faculty/rhines/images/brownboard.jpg picture of desegregation • http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewpEPV7ANWI/SK3ybChd3KI/AAAAAAAABVk/7yzbXaZmF-g/s400/300px-Desoto_bridge_memphis.jpg picture of bridge • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/12/10/weekinreview/10liptak.600.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/weekinreview/10liptak.html&usg=__Pw6ctogFVD_Ex7l39V7flydG4sQ=&h=320&w=600&sz=65&hl=en&start=52&um=1&tbnid=RAbZiHfq3YM25M:&tbnh=72&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddesegregation%2Bin%2Bmemphis%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBF_enUS331US332%26sa%3DN%26start%3D36%26um%3D1 picture of students • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wreg.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-05/47050896-21101447.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.wreg.com/news/archive/wreg-may-18-gallery,0,852008.storygallery&usg=__XkuxtlkjkpoJj7DuHhIoI_cCa2A=&h=225&w=300&sz=21&hl=en&start=47&um=1&tbnid=ZwSCmkU1ez_alM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddesegregation%2Bin%2Bmemphis%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBF_enUS331US332%26sa%3DN%26start%3D36%26um%3D1 picture of bus • http://www.classmates.com/directory/school/Charjean%20Elementary%20School?org=17233981 picture of charjean • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wpimg.com/pk/header/memphis_header.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.memphismicroblog.com/a449622-headsprout-early-reading-program-selected-by.cfm&usg=__tuSnBJrjqdXj7W_VKkEKZT3PZk0=&h=174&w=572&sz=21&hl=en&start=298&um=1&tbnid=iULotcbxMiWUIM:&tbnh=41&tbnw=134&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmemphis%2Bschool%2Bdistrict%2Belementary%2Bschools%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBF_enUS331US332%26sa%3DN%26start%3D288%26um%3D1 picture of map

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