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  2. Racial segregation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    De facto segregation, or segregation "in fact", is that which exists without sanction of the law. De facto segregation continues today in such closely related areas as residential segregation and school segregation because of both contemporary behavior and the historical legacy of de jure segregation.

  3. Jim Crow laws - Wikipedia

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    Numerous boycotts and demonstrations against segregation had occurred throughout the 1930s and 1940s. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) had been engaged in a series of litigation cases since the early 20th century in efforts to combat laws that disenfranchised black voters across the South.

  4. List of Jim Crow law examples by state - Wikipedia

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    1864–1908: [Statute] Passed three Jim Crow laws between 1864 and 1908, all concerning miscegenation. School segregation was barred in 1876, followed by ending segregation of public facilities in 1885. Four laws protecting civil liberties were passed between 1930 and 1957 when the anti-miscegenation statute was repealed.

  5. Timeline of the civil rights movement - Wikipedia

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    July 27 – The Charleston, Arkansas, school board unanimously votes to end segregation in the school district. Ending segregation for first through twelfth grades, the Charleston school district was the first school district among the former Confederate States to desegregate. The schools opened for the new school year on August 23.

  6. History of civil rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    De jure segregation was outlawed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. [12] In specific areas, however, segregation was barred earlier by the Warren Court in decisions such as the Brown v. Board of Education decision that overturned school segregation in the United States.

  7. How Virginia Used Segregation Law to Erase Native Americans - AOL

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    A century ago, Virginia's Racial Integrity Act became a model for segregation. The impact on Native people is still being felt. How Virginia Used Segregation Law to Erase Native Americans

  8. History uncovered: UW research finds thousands of past ... - AOL

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    Restrictions that prohibited people of color from buying, renting, or occupying the property in the 1920s to 1940s have been found by researchers. History uncovered: UW research finds thousands of ...

  9. School segregation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the 1930s, segregation of Mexican children in schools was a rarity. [31] Following the Great Depression, funding from the New Deal and legislation such as the 1934 Sugar Act enabled the creation of segregated schools for Mexican American children in Wyoming. [ 31 ]