desegregation

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Recent Examples of desegregation 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for desegregation
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integration
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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
  • 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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