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Recent Examples of desegregate
The statue of Bates, who helped desegregate public schools in the 1950s, was unveiled at the Capitol in May.
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David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Sep. 2024
Even Jim Jones started out trying to desegregate Indianapolis.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2024
This movement has many champions, including Nikole Hannah-Jones, who, back in 2014 and 2016, wrote forcefully about the need for white families to desegregate public districts.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
King had already leveraged the boycott in Montgomery to desegregate the city’s bus system.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Sep. 2024
Even Jim Jones started out trying to desegregate Indianapolis.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2024
This movement has many champions, including Nikole Hannah-Jones, who, back in 2014 and 2016, wrote forcefully about the need for white families to desegregate public districts.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
King had already leveraged the boycott in Montgomery to desegregate the city’s bus system.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Desegregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desegregate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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