desegregation

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.

She joined La Mutua last year after discovering while working on the Alamosa school desegregation case that family members had once belonged.

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.

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

Mr Obama reportedly supported Mr Biden's selection of Ms Harris, despite their early debate clash over the former vice-president's record on school desegregation.