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1973 - Long Ride Home

Many Charlotte-Mecklenburg students must endure long bus rides to faraway schools. Even people who support busing to achieve integration are frustrated. Slowly, blacks and whites begin to talk to each other constructively and ask questions. What does or doesn't work? What are our similarities? What can we change? What is fair?

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History Timeline [1]
Turbulent Times 1960-1979 [2]
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200
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Event Date Field: 
Monday, January 1, 1973
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Source URL:https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/history-timeline-turbulent-times-1960-1979/1973-long-ride-home

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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/history-timeline [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/turbulent-times-1960-1979