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Zoom in: The one-room exhibit takes visitors through the history of desegregation in public schools, which in Massachusetts dates back to the 19th century.
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Steph Solis, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Booker and Yates, respectively, were established as the city’s first two high schools for Black students prior to desegregation.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Gale lionized the idea of the county sheriff as a protector of the ordinary citizen who had the power to call up posses or militias to root out communism, fight the desegregation of schools, and remove—or even execute—federal officials.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
Since 1991, about two-thirds of school districts that were required to meet court desegregation mandates were removed from court oversight.
—Fabiola Cineas, Vox, 15 May 2024
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Steph Solis, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Booker and Yates, respectively, were established as the city’s first two high schools for Black students prior to desegregation.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Gale lionized the idea of the county sheriff as a protector of the ordinary citizen who had the power to call up posses or militias to root out communism, fight the desegregation of schools, and remove—or even execute—federal officials.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
Since 1991, about two-thirds of school districts that were required to meet court desegregation mandates were removed from court oversight.
—Fabiola Cineas, Vox, 15 May 2024
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