desegregation
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Holmes ruling, which ordered the immediate desegregation of Southern schools.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2025
The last time the military was deployed without a governor’s request or approval, military experts said, was to facilitate court-ordered desegregation in Southern states during the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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
In addition to Cheney and Thompson, 18 other honorees were recognized at the Thursday ceremony, including a military doctor who improved battlefield trauma care and a civil rights leader who fought for desegregation.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2025
School desegregation, imposed by a federal court over bitter protests, did not take place until 1982.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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