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
Holmes ruling, which ordered the immediate desegregation of Southern schools.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2025
And this provision applies to a bunch of long-standing injunctions that have been in effect for years, including desegregation orders in the South.
From Slate • May 24, 2025
Harris’ ambitions bloomed at Thousand Oaks Elementary, where she was among the first bused to a new school as part of Berkeley’s voluntary desegregation program while other parts of the country resisted merging districts.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024
Such symbolism wasn’t lost on Laurence Hurd as he continued to fight for school desegregation.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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