Dr. Kevin Boyle, Professor of History at Northwestern University and Pulitzer Prize finalist, discusses his work and the importance of Black history in today’s educational environment. He also dives into some of today’s most fraught political issues including the reconstitution of American communities, the Black/white fault lines that exist in the US, and how a more robust understanding of Black history can help us make sense of these complex issues. Boyle also discusses his piece for Picturing Black History, “Busing and School Segregation,” (https://picturingblackhistory.org/bus...) in which he describes public school busing as one of the most radical moments of the civil rights movement.

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Interviewed by Damarius Johnson