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Recent Examples of desegregate
On this day in 1962: Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett physically blocked James Meredith from entering the University of Mississippi, defying a Supreme Court order to desegregate.
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
Lewis helped organize sit-ins to desegregate the city’s lunch counters in 1960.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
The statue of Bates, who helped desegregate public schools in the 1950s, was unveiled at the Capitol in May.
—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
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
Lewis helped organize sit-ins to desegregate the city’s lunch counters in 1960.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
The statue of Bates, who helped desegregate public schools in the 1950s, was unveiled at the Capitol in May.
—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
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“Desegregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desegregate. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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