A report on the history of school integration in Riverside, California, describes the city and traces the inception of a desegregation plan. Chapters discuss the developing consciousness of the need for improvement in minority group education, the confrontation in 1965 between school officials and minority group parents, and commitment of the school board and school administration to total integration, and the preparations and programs for integration. Also noted are the community reactions and problems related to the desegregation of the schools. A final chapter is devoted to general perspective on school integration. There is an extensive bibliography specifically relevant to California. (NH)