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
Holmes ruling, which ordered the immediate desegregation of Southern schools.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 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
Years before, the Supreme Court had issued a massive desegregation order for our nation, demanding all public facilities be opened up to everyone, black and white.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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