Chapter Two: Busing begins
Memphis classroom tableau 1979 near the end of the sixth year of Plan Z. (Courtesy Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries)
This second part of The Daily Memphian’s oral history series marking the 50th anniversary of Plan Z begins with prophetic words from McRae’s December 1971 ruling that set the stage for Plan A’s implementation.
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