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Administration repeals ban on segregated facilities

2025-03-20 00:29:24.710124+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts

"It's symbolic, but it's incredibly meaningful in its symbolism," says Melissa Murray, a constitutional law professor at New York University. "These provisions that required federal contractors to adhere to and comply with federal civil rights laws and to maintain integrated rather than segregated workplaces were all part of the federal government's efforts to facilitate the settlement that led to integration in the 1950s and 1960s.

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