School desegregation
Empty Desks in a Classroom
Desegregation Comes, Finally, To Mississippi Town

The DOJ and the Cleveland School District in Mississippi settle a 5-decades old desegregation battle.
by Nigel Roberts
03.21.17
Republican presidential elect Donald Trump meets with people at Trump Tower.
Sessions' Questionable Civil Rights Record

Senator Jeff Sessions alleges he was a proponent of desegregation, but upon review of Alabama's legal database, no proof was…
by NewsOne Now
04.05.18
Family gathers for dinner at grandma's house. Little boy posing.
Judge Rejects St. Louis Mom’s School Discrimination Lawsuit

A judge dismisses a case from a St. Louis mother who says her school district's desegregation plan is racially discriminatory.…
by Nigel Roberts
07.19.16
Three Female Students Talking in a Library
Mississippi School District To Challenge Court’s Desegregation Plan

Cleveland, Mississippi's school board voted to appeal a court-ordered desegregation plan. The city has fought desegregation for more than five…
by Nigel Roberts
07.15.16
Teacher with group of preschoolers sitting at table
Nation’s Largest School Desegregation Program To Phase Out

St. Louis Schools plan to draw down its long-running school desegregation program. Observers say the program achieved integration, but mixed…
by Nigel Roberts
06.24.16
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Court Orders Mississippi Town To Desegregate Schools

A federal court orders Cleveland, Mississippi to desegregate its secondary schools. The judge approved a Justice Department plan to consolidate…
by Nigel Roberts
03.15.18
Young children sitting in a classroom at school with their hands raised
Here’s Why School Segregation “Still Exists” In America

Despite desegregation laws, White parents usually fight accepting poorer Black students from failing districts.
08.04.15
School lockers
45-Year-Old School Desegregation Case Closed In Mississippi District

A federal judge on Tuesday signed an order dismissing a 45-year-old racial desegregation case against a school district in Wayne…
05.14.15
Empty Desks in a Classroom
Desegregation Comes, Finally, To Mississippi Town

The DOJ and the Cleveland School District in Mississippi settle a 5-decades old desegregation battle.
03.21.17
Republican presidential elect Donald Trump meets with people at Trump Tower.
Sessions' Questionable Civil Rights Record

Senator Jeff Sessions alleges he was a proponent of desegregation, but upon review of Alabama's legal database, no proof was…
04.05.18
Family gathers for dinner at grandma's house. Little boy posing.
Judge Rejects St. Louis Mom’s School Discrimination Lawsuit

A judge dismisses a case from a St. Louis mother who says her school district's desegregation plan is racially discriminatory.…
07.19.16
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