Editing Desegregation busing (section)

=== Charlotte, North Carolina ===
Charlotte operated under "freedom of choice" plans until the Supreme Court upheld Judge McMillan's decision in [[Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education|Swann v. Mecklenburg 1971]]. The NAACP won the Swann case by producing evidence that Charlotte schools placed over 10,000 white and black students in schools that were not the closest to their homes. Importantly, the Swann v. Mecklenburg case illustrated that segregation was the product of local policies and legislation rather than a natural outcome.<ref>{{Cite book|last=McRae|first=Elizabeth|title=Mothers of Massive Resistance: White Women and the Politics of White Supremacy|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2018|isbn=9780190271725|pages=219–220}}</ref> In response, an anti-busing organization titled Concerned Parents Association (CPA) was formed in Charlotte. Ultimately, the CPA failed to prevent busing. In 1974, West Charlotte High school even hosted students from Boston to demonstrate the benefits of peaceful integration. Since Capacchione v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in 1999, however, Charlotte has once again become segregated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charlotte Talks: Segregation In Charlotte Education|url=https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2019-12-03/charlotte-talks-segregation-in-charlotte-education|access-date=2021-04-13|website=WFAE 90.7 – Charlotte's NPR News Source|language=en}}</ref> A report in 2019 shows that Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools are as segregated as they were before the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nordstrom|first=Kris|title=Stymied by Segregation: How Integration can Transform North Carolina Schools and the Lives of its Students|url=https://www.ncjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/STYMIED-BY-SEGREGATION-Integration-can-Transform-NC-FINAL-web.pdf|url-status=live|website=North Carolina Justice Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129112855/https://www.ncjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/STYMIED-BY-SEGREGATION-Integration-can-Transform-NC-FINAL-web.pdf |archive-date=2020-11-29 }}</ref>