desegregation

as in integration

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Recent Examples of desegregation When Nick Mason was covering busing and desegregation in schools in Buffalo, New York, in the 1970s one thing stood out to him: education was the key to solving inequality. Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 The Containment, by Michelle Adams Legal scholar Michelle Adams traces school desegregation efforts in her native Detroit and their reverberations throughout the North. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025 The High Court’s 5-4 decision overturned a ruling by a federal judge who had ordered the desegregation of Detroit’s public schools several years earlier. John Blake, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025 Bridges, now 70, was 6 years old when she was escorted to school by U.S. marshals through the streets of New Orleans surrounded by throngs of angry people protesting desegregation. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for desegregation
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integration
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  • Organizations that proactively embrace hybrid cloud with a focus on governance, integration and skills development will be better equipped to thrive in today’s dynamic digital economy.
    Bhupendra Singh, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • These capabilities align with broader trends in EV infrastructure, including grid resilience and integration with renewable energy sources.
    Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025

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“Desegregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desegregation. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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