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Recent Examples of desegregate
Looby, an attorney, played a crucial role in desegregating Nashville.
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Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
After the Civil War, South Carolina College briefly desegregated, allowing Black students from 1873 to 1877, but politicians closed the university in 1877 and reopened it as an all-White school in 1880.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The Black aviators included 450 pilots who trained at Moton Field in Alabama.
President Truman signed an executive order to desegregate the nation's armed forces in July 1948.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The rare instances in which a president called in troops without the governor's cooperation included situations in the 1960s when Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson federalized National Guard troops in order to protect civil rights demonstrators and students desegregating schools.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 11 June 2025
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Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
After the Civil War, South Carolina College briefly desegregated, allowing Black students from 1873 to 1877, but politicians closed the university in 1877 and reopened it as an all-White school in 1880.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The Black aviators included 450 pilots who trained at Moton Field in Alabama.
President Truman signed an executive order to desegregate the nation's armed forces in July 1948.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The rare instances in which a president called in troops without the governor's cooperation included situations in the 1960s when Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson federalized National Guard troops in order to protect civil rights demonstrators and students desegregating schools.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desegregate
integrate
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While 44% of employees say their organization has begun integrating AI, only 22% report seeing a clear plan, and just 30% say their company has even basic guidelines.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Competing with Meta’s first venture into this market, Apple is developing smart eyeglasses that will integrate a camera, a mic, and an AI assistant.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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