desegregate

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The Insurrection Act was Abraham Lincoln’s sword against secessionists and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s shield around the Little Rock Nine, the young Black students who were the first to desegregate schools in Arkansas.

From Los Angeles Times

When Southern governors refused to desegregate schools during Jim Crow is now widely understood as one of the most shameful periods in our history.

From Salon

Board of Education when Southern governors refused to desegregate schools and President Eisenhower, who didn't love the Brown v.

From Salon

American politics was ablaze following the Supreme Court's decision to desegregate schools.

From BBC

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt desegregated the Army after World War II. Later, women were given broader roles, including, now, in combat.

From Los Angeles Times