Private school exits exposed class divisions within the antibusing movement.

Evidence

After both Tom Harris and Don Roberson placed their children in private academies, white moderates denounced the boycott leaders for abandoning public education, and working-class members of the CPA bitterly complained about the sanctuaries available only “on the rich side of town.” — Matthew D. Lassiter, The Suburban Origins of “Color-Blind”…, 87

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the thesis that ‘color-blind’ conservatism was rooted in middle-class consciousness and suburban self-image, matching the book’s overall argument about how a presumed-neutral principle disguised class stratification. — connects to: Church-affiliated private schools outlasted public schools as refuges of segregation — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 405; Private religious schools served as a vehicle for evading desegregation orders — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 249; Class divisions fractured the white antibusing movement in Charlotte. (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Class divisions fractured the white antibusing movement in Charlotte. #corroborates (0.95)
• Private religious schools served as a vehicle for evading desegregation orders #expands (0.82) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 249
• The Religious Right began as a defense of segregated private Christian schools #expands (0.80) — Randall Balmer, Bad Faith, 6
• Church-affiliated private schools outlasted public schools as refuges of segregation #qualifies (0.75) — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 405