desegregation

as in integration

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Recent Examples of desegregation However, Hotel Casa Blanca has been vacant and deteriorating for more than three decades as the property experienced lower visitation and economic disinvestment after desegregation. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Local officials were not resisting national law, as southern governors once did on racial desegregation. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2025 In the 1940’s The Lincoln Building housed the Kansas City Monarchs office and later the offices for Thurgood Marshall, who at the time was chief attorney for the NAACP and was arguing the case for the desegregation of the Swope Park Swimming Pool in 1952. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025 Education attainment levels soared for African-Americans during the nation’s efforts at desegregation. Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for desegregation
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integration
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  • In my experience, one of the most common barriers is integration confusion.
    Alaa Pasha, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Meanwhile, the economic integration with China in the region remains.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025

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“Desegregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desegregation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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