How can we achieve the end of segregation in America?

The massive effort to desegregate public schools across the United States was a major goal of the Civil Rights Movement. ... Board in November 1951, students in a civics class at the segregated black Adkin High School in Kinston, North Carolina, discussed what features an ideal ... But in the end, he thinks it was worth it. read more

And here’s the New York Times on housing segregation: Housing Bias and the Roots of Segregation. Unfortunately, there are many studies and articles online about continuing segregation. If anything, the U.S. has moved backwards on integration since the 1970’s. read more

Pressure to end racial segregation in the government grew among African Americans and progressives after the end of World War II. On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in the United States Armed Forces. read more