There are 3 article(s) tagged 50th anniversary:

• September 2023

  • Chapter Six: The legacy of Plan Z busing that integrated Memphis schools

    The sixth and final chapter of The Daily Memphian’s series on the 50th anniversary of court-ordered busing within Memphis City Schools looks at the end of busing for integration, the legacy of Plan Z and its impact on Memphis in the 21st century.

    By Bill Dries September 29, 2023

  • Chapter Five: The effects of Plan Z busing roll across Memphis

    The latest chapter in The Daily Memphian’s oral history on the 50th anniversary of busing in Memphis City Schools moves into the years of the late 1970s and early 80s.

    By Bill Dries September 28, 2023

  • Chapter Four: Busing’s turbulent first year comes to a close

    Memories of that first year under Plan Z still linger for those who lived through it. 

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2023