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- verb Present participle of
desegregate .
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Examples
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The Republican accused liberals of trying to portray him as a racist for expressing philosophical concerns about the role of government in desegregating private business, explaining that he was not interested in revisiting thelaw.
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Rights,10 was published, an unusually personal "Charles Marsh Biography" enclosed with review copies characterized Marsh's father as "a Southern Baptist preacher who was instrumental in desegregating the church in the South."
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King is especially subject to this treatment, since through King's image the US can congratulate itself on desegregating, which is falsely equated with equality and justice.
Progressive Bloggers 2010
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King is especially subject to this treatment, since through King's image the US can congratulate itself on desegregating, which is falsely equated with equality and justice.
Progressive Bloggers 2010
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A federal court order was successful in desegregating the Oklahoma City public schools; almost no children were attending schools that were composed of students of more than 90 percent of one race.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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By contrast, Justice Kennedy and the four dissenters said that desegregating schools is a compelling government interest.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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Since public schools in the United States are largely based on neighborhoods, residential segregation meant that there often would be little chance for desegregating most public schools without some busing.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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For obvious reasons, desegregating schools often requires taking into account the race of the students.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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The Court provided no deadlines or timetables; it prescribed no techniques or approaches to desegregating schools to comply with the Constitution.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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I would like to be free to choose which school my child will attend since public schooling is mandated. 30 years and still desegregating.
What Do You Want to Be Free to Choose?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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