as in integration
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Recent Examples of desegregation
Showdown at Little Rock Similar assumptions guided events even in places where desegregation appeared to be working.
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Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
From 1964-67, Rauch chaired the Gastonia Human Relations Committee that helped with desegregation of Gaston County schools, and the integration of Black customers at movie theaters and restaurants.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
The bottom line is that in every facet of American life, federal intervention has historically been necessary to correct injustices, from desegregation in the South to mandating accommodations for students with disabilities.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
In its turn, the Burger Court provided an emaciated conception of Brown’s meaning, one that permitted many non-southern jurisdictions to avoid pursuing desegregation programs.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
From 1964-67, Rauch chaired the Gastonia Human Relations Committee that helped with desegregation of Gaston County schools, and the integration of Black customers at movie theaters and restaurants.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
The bottom line is that in every facet of American life, federal intervention has historically been necessary to correct injustices, from desegregation in the South to mandating accommodations for students with disabilities.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
In its turn, the Burger Court provided an emaciated conception of Brown’s meaning, one that permitted many non-southern jurisdictions to avoid pursuing desegregation programs.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for desegregation
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