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Justice Department Overturns Desegregation Order, Sparks Controversy

5/3/2025

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The U.S. Justice Department has overturned a 1966 desegregation order in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, calling it a "historical wrong." This move signals a troubling shift under the Trump administration, igniting fears among advocates of a resurgence of segregation in Southern schools still bound by similar mandates.

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The U.S. Justice Department has overturned a 1966 desegregation order in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, calling it a "historical wrong." This move signals a troubling shift under the Trump administration, igniting fears among advocates of a resurgence of segregation in Southern schools still bound by similar mandates.