desegregation

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The designation was rolled out as part of a 1976 desegregation program, which aimed at improving educational opportunities across the city’s schools.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Living in Atlanta in the ’60s and ’70s, she fought for voting rights and school desegregation.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

The district itself was founded in 1970 amid federal desegregation orders, when residents broke away from the Jefferson County Schools and agreed to pay an extra tax.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024

One of his picks was Sylvia Mendez, who has spent decades publicizing the landmark 1940s school desegregation case that bears her family’s name.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

In 1983, as a result of desegregation the proportion of white students at Permian was 76 percent and that of Hispanics 14 percent.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger