segregation
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Ralph Bunche, the Nobel Prize-winning diplomat and civil rights leader, connected the fight against American segregation to the broader struggle for human rights and peace around the world.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Jet fuel is a complex product because of its transportation, segregation and storage requirements, and the dire consequences of a potential airplane-engine malfunction.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
Its strongest leaders spoke not only about the sins of segregation but also about the responsibilities of freedom, understanding that justice without moral renewal would leave communities politically visible but internally broken.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Chavez seemed like the right man at the right moment as Mexican Americans rose up like never before to battle discrimination and segregation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
We had lived for years with the narrow-mindedness of some of our elders, having accepted that no one is perfect, particularly those who’d come of age in a time of segregation.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing segregation
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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