as in segregation
a former social system in South Africa in which black people and people from other racial groups did not have the same political and economic rights as white people and were forced to live separately from white people
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Others claim the song stems from multiple incidents, including Cooke’s participation in student sit-ins and performances for segregated audiences at venues where management and police spatially enforced this segregation.—
Literary Hub,
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The first successful case in California, against school segregation, was in Lemon Grove.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Nov. 2025
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The Well Beings Blog supports the critical health and wellbeing of all individuals, to raise awareness, reduce stigma and discrimination, and change the public discourse.—
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Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Patterson, a former Charlotte Fire Department battalion chief, had a pending, seven-year-old lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against the city until the week before his wife, Estella Patterson, became chief of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in October.—
Julia Coin
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Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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“Apartheid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartheid. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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