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

The brain stops prioritizing these “expressways” and shifts back to segregation to lock in the pathways our brains use most.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a child of Southern segregation who rose to national prominence as a powerful voice for Black economic and racial equality, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Its written arguments state that the Act "does not mandate sex segregation", and "does not absolutely prohibit deviation from any norm".

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Strict segregation between sexes was relaxed, as boys and girls worked, giggled, and played alongside one another.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden