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Louisville

A Kentucky State police officer stands by as Black students board a school bus, Okolona, Louisville, Kentucky, September 11, 1975. The police were carrying out court-ordered busing to achieve racial balance in schools in Louisville and Jefferson County.

Busing and School Segregation

White people raged against school busing in Louisville, KY (September 1975)

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