segregation

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The Shakers, with their signature spare style, have had an outsize impact on material culture, considering their numbers—a peak estimated at 6,000 members in the mid-19th century—and segregation from the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Some said the law pushed them to apply for jobs within the Muslim community, like Muslim-owned businesses or private schools, which Hasan says has led to concerns about "social segregation".

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Although the cellular machinery responsible for chromosome segregation has remained highly conserved throughout evolution, the DNA found at centromeres changes surprisingly quickly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

It is not discrimination, but rather, continuing to address the persisting harms of segregation, in schools and in communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Her quiet defiance inspired the 381-day Montgomery bus boycott, mobilizing Montgomery’s black community and resulting in a Supreme Court decision that Alabama laws requiring segregation on city buses were unconstitutional.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman