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- DictionarySeg·re·ga·tion/ˌseɡrəˈɡāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others: "a model that perpetuates the segregation of older people"
- 2. the separation of pairs of alleles at meiosis and their independent transmission via separate gametes.
21 hours ago · The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Usually considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to formerly enslaved Americans following the American Civil War.
4 days ago · ‘Moving backward’. Some researchers say that despite the continuing ban, school segregation has gotten worse over the years, even as the U.S. overall has become more racially diverse. A team from...
4 days ago · Opinion | An oral history: When desegregation came to Harlan County, U.S.A. - The Washington Post. Opinion When desegregation came to Harlan County, U.S.A.: An oral history. What was gained,...
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3 days ago · In 1987, the segregation academy in town closed. Today, Thomasville High School’s students are about 60% Black and 40% white, far more integrated than many schools in Alabama’s Black Belt.
3 days ago · Roman O’Donnell knows the value that struggling kids place on sports and after-school activities. “I’m one of those kids who grew up in poverty,” says O’Donnell, 37, a proud Pasco High ...
5 days ago · May 27, 2024. In honor of the recent 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the Equal Opportunity Project at Stanford University has launched “ Segregation Explorer ,” an interactive website providing data on racial and economic segregation in United States schools from 1991 to 2022.
4 days ago · Culture. How Franz Kafka can help us understand the history of segregation in America. In Kafka’s work, scholars have found a connection to the Black experience in the 20th century. A portrait of...
