desegregation
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The courtly federal judge John Minor Wisdom of New Orleans, a champion of Deep South desegregation, furnished a model in judicious temperament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In 1960, he was arrested with seven other students after a silent demonstration in a whites-only public library, which led to the desegregation of the library.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
White enrollment was 55% in 1963 — when the first school desegregation suit was filed — and 37% white in 1976 as the busing dispute peaked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 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
She refused to equivocate on the issue of school desegregation, and in the Hispanic community she became an important, heroic voice.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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