Boston avoids busing violence amid heavy policing
AP Special Correspondent Peter Arnett reports Boston’s 1975 desegregation push saw scattered vandalism but limited clashes. Massive police guard deployment 2,100 around schools, federal marshals, National Guardsmen, and a paratroop division helped deter mass unrest while Charlestown remained a hot spot.
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