Podcast
Miliken v. Bradley
Source:
NPR: Throughline
July 15, 2019
Category:
Civil Rights
After the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, public schools across the country were supposed to become more integrated, but by the 1970s, many weren't. As a way to remedy segregation in their city, the Detroit school board introduced busing across Detroit. But the plan was met with so much resistance that the issue eventually led all the way to the Supreme Court.
This week, segregation in Detroit public schools and the impact of a Supreme Court case that went far beyond that city. (NPR)
Isaiah's Description:
The fight for civil rights and racial equality expands far beyond the institution of criminal justice. There's the intersectionality of education, public health, and beyond to countless others. This podcast episode uses the historic Miliken v. Bradley case to exemplify the intersectionality of segregation, education, and housing.