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Of course the road to desegregation was treacherous — and, yes, those (white) mothers put up massive, traumatic resistance to the equal education of Black students — but, ultimately, those sacrifices were worth it.
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Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
In fact, the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights launched an educational campaign in the mid-1970s using billboards, leaflets and bumper stickers highlighting how housing desegregation could lead to neighborhood exemption from busing, the report noted.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
In 2014, a federal judge ordered the phasing out of the desegregation program.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Gowder said the last time federal authorities activated troops over the objections of local officials was to uphold desegregation laws.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
In fact, the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights launched an educational campaign in the mid-1970s using billboards, leaflets and bumper stickers highlighting how housing desegregation could lead to neighborhood exemption from busing, the report noted.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
In 2014, a federal judge ordered the phasing out of the desegregation program.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Gowder said the last time federal authorities activated troops over the objections of local officials was to uphold desegregation laws.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desegregation
integration
Noun
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The Apple AirPods Max benefit from deep ecosystem integration via Bluetooth and flexible wired connectivity.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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The state's now-defunct and only integration program aimed to improve diversity in suburban schools, typically by busing kids from majority Black and Brown neighborhoods into majority-White suburban schools.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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