School desegregation

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Desegregation Comes, Finally, To Mississippi Town

The DOJ and the Cleveland School District in Mississippi settle a 5-decades old desegregation battle.
by nigelroberts1
03.21.17
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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
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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 nigelroberts1
07.19.16
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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 nigelroberts1
07.15.16
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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 nigelroberts1
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 nigelroberts1
03.15.18
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Here’s Why School Segregation “Still Exists” In America

Despite desegregation laws, White parents usually fight accepting poorer Black students from failing districts.
by hollowaylynette
08.04.15
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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…
by Lynette Holloway
05.14.15
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