Busing In Boston Pre-1973

BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 24: From left, Valerye Pittz, David Wood, Anthony Johnson, Deborah Wood and Anita Johnson reads books at Northern student headquarters in Boston after being brought from school by bus on Sept. 24, 1965. Operation Exodus, a voluntary busing program organized by Roxbury parents, transports students from overcrowded schools in predominantly black neighborhoods to schools in predominantly white neighborhoods that have vacant seats. (Photo by John L. Landers/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)