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Recent Examples of desegregation
As for the education landscape, desegregation efforts, largely driven by legal action, were ultimately an earthquake that didn’t produce a better landscape.
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Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
For example, Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson used the Insurrection Act in the 1950s and 1960s to send the military to enforce court desegregation orders and to protect civil rights marchers.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
The federal government has used Medicare funding as a cudgel to get hospitals to follow its priorities before, including as a way to force desegregation of wards in the program's early years.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
While shaping the musical training of Dillard students, Davenport’s first decade of teaching unfolded as America was trying to find its footing after desegregation.
—Tevon Blair, Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
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Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
For example, Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson used the Insurrection Act in the 1950s and 1960s to send the military to enforce court desegregation orders and to protect civil rights marchers.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
The federal government has used Medicare funding as a cudgel to get hospitals to follow its priorities before, including as a way to force desegregation of wards in the program's early years.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
While shaping the musical training of Dillard students, Davenport’s first decade of teaching unfolded as America was trying to find its footing after desegregation.
—Tevon Blair, Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desegregation
integration
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The project also required coordinated operation between the large heat pump and the mechanical vapor recompression unit across all operating phases, with system integration and process control designed to ensure stable and efficient performance under varying production conditions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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This integration is reducing long-standing friction in offshore collaboration.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Desegregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desegregation. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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