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Advertisement Once, the five families — Estrada, Guzman, Mendez, Palomino and Ramirez — were united in their determination to overturn school desegregation in Orange County.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
In his 76 years, Phillip Barker has seen many changes in his home state of North Carolina: desegregation, fewer farmers — and a less predictable climate.
—Eleana Tworek, NPR, 22 Sep. 2024
President Warren Harding deployed the army to put down striking miners in West Virginia in 1921 and President Dwight Eisenhower sent troops from the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce school desegregation in 1957.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
Milliken told families seeking to avoid desegregation exactly what to do: move to a different school district.
—Michelle Adams, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
In his 76 years, Phillip Barker has seen many changes in his home state of North Carolina: desegregation, fewer farmers — and a less predictable climate.
—Eleana Tworek, NPR, 22 Sep. 2024
President Warren Harding deployed the army to put down striking miners in West Virginia in 1921 and President Dwight Eisenhower sent troops from the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce school desegregation in 1957.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
Milliken told families seeking to avoid desegregation exactly what to do: move to a different school district.
—Michelle Adams, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
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