This is an annotated bibliography which cites the most important works on the legal, political, social, and economic background of desegregation. It also lists those works specifically pertaining to efforts at school desegregation in the city of Boston. The citations dealing with Boston include material on the racial imbalance legislation, Tallulah Morgan et al., Plaintiffs, the METCO Program, (Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity), and Operation Exodus. Citations include various kinds of research materials, e.g., government documents, journal articles, books. (Author/AM)