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
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
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
Another key figure in the desegregation battle, Vickie Gomez, who in 1976 became the first minority candidate ever elected to the school board, had come to a similar conclusion.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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