They were pioneers, the first to take part in Project Concern, one of the nation's earliest voluntary desegregation programs between a city and its suburbs.

Even supporters of the desegregation program acknowledge it is imperfect.

In a special session in July, the State Legislature agreed to spend $129.75 million over 10 years for desegregation programs.

Another $750,000 is available to implement desegregation programs.

The school board of Little Rock still continued with the desegregation program.

This would end the program's usefulness as a desegregation program.

That is a state can not change the rules just so that a municipality cannot institute a desegregation program.

In 1965, Irondequoit became part of civil rights history by being part of the first totally voluntary desegregation program ever.

Buffalo Traditional was created in 1977 as part of Buffalo's desegregation program.

In 1980, the school was renamed to Futures Academy and underwent a program change as part of the district's desegregation program.