desegregation
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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
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.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024
One of his picks was Sylvia Mendez, who has spent decades publicizing the landmark 1940s school desegregation case that bears her family’s name.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024
Suddenly, desegregation became an issue that was not going to disappear.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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