The Black veteran who desegregated interstate buses
The Black veteran who desegregated interstate buses
Before Rosa Parks, before Brown v. Board, there was Sarah Keys Evans.
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March 31, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The Black veteran who desegregated interstate buses
They were airlifted out just before their country club desegregated.
May 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
They were airlifted out just before their country club desegregated.
So say it, Hegseth.
President Truman desegregated the military in 1948. That would be when the “wokeness” began, huh?
Say it.
President Truman desegregated the military in 1948. That would be when the “wokeness” began, huh?
Say it.
Trump: "We won World War 1. We won World War 2. We won everything in between. We won everything before. And all of the sudden they decide to change the name. They went woke then too, you know. Woke is a long term. Word."
October 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
So say it, Hegseth.
President Truman desegregated the military in 1948. That would be when the “wokeness” began, huh?
Say it.
President Truman desegregated the military in 1948. That would be when the “wokeness” began, huh?
Say it.
Jerry Jones hasn't been this disappointed since they desegregated his hometown swimming pool
January 14, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Jerry Jones hasn't been this disappointed since they desegregated his hometown swimming pool
“Social experiments in the military” is what racists denounced when the armed forces were desegregated
January 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“Social experiments in the military” is what racists denounced when the armed forces were desegregated
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who became the first Black nurse in the U.S. Army Air Corps after President Harry S. Truman desegregated it in 1948, has died at age 104.
First Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after desegregation dies
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who became the first Black nurse in the U.S. Army Air Corps after President Harry S. Truman desegregated it in 1948, has died at age 104.
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January 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who became the first Black nurse in the U.S. Army Air Corps after President Harry S. Truman desegregated it in 1948, has died at age 104.
Superman has been woke before schools were desegregated.
July 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Superman has been woke before schools were desegregated.
Truman desegregated the military. Hegseth is resegregating it.
April 3, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Truman desegregated the military. Hegseth is resegregating it.
Posting this for no particular reason. #CocoGauff, French Open champion, on her grandmother who desegregated schools in Delray Beach, Florida:
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June 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Posting this for no particular reason. #CocoGauff, French Open champion, on her grandmother who desegregated schools in Delray Beach, Florida:
www.npr.org/2023/10/12/1...
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It also desegregated America's hospitals at the same time
Medicare went from legislation to covering over 90% of eligible Americans within one year, based on mailing people paper forms.
more or less the entire American administrative state was constructed from scratch during FDR's first term.
March 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
It also desegregated America's hospitals at the same time
“Paid protesters” has been a reliable excuse for the right since the civil rights era.
Segregationists claimed the high schoolers who desegregated Central High in Little Rock were paid to do so.
Segregationists claimed the high schoolers who desegregated Central High in Little Rock were paid to do so.
Mike Johnson: "We've seen this movie before. George Soros groups and others literally pay protesters."
March 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“Paid protesters” has been a reliable excuse for the right since the civil rights era.
Segregationists claimed the high schoolers who desegregated Central High in Little Rock were paid to do so.
Segregationists claimed the high schoolers who desegregated Central High in Little Rock were paid to do so.
No i agree bathrooms should be completely gender desegregated
September 24, 2026 at 2:21 PM
No i agree bathrooms should be completely gender desegregated
Children embrace one another in a newly desegregated primary school, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1995.
January 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Children embrace one another in a newly desegregated primary school, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1995.
like I wouldn’t be surprised if the person who wrote that also objects to desegregated swimming pools
September 22, 2026 at 10:36 PM
like I wouldn’t be surprised if the person who wrote that also objects to desegregated swimming pools
Tfw another school gets desegregated
September 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Tfw another school gets desegregated
The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104.
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman in Army Nurse Corps, has died
The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104.
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January 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104.
Happy 70th Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools.
She’s younger than 36 senators and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
She’s younger than 36 senators and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
September 8, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Happy 70th Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools.
She’s younger than 36 senators and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
She’s younger than 36 senators and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
I commented pointing out that a school in Georgia that got forcibly desegregated might not want to be putting them vibes out there
February 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I commented pointing out that a school in Georgia that got forcibly desegregated might not want to be putting them vibes out there
yes
we have never desegregated and this is why forced integration is necessary. it was all a farce
we have never desegregated and this is why forced integration is necessary. it was all a farce
July 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
yes
we have never desegregated and this is why forced integration is necessary. it was all a farce
we have never desegregated and this is why forced integration is necessary. it was all a farce
Four Black girls were murdered in a church for daring to exist in a desegregated America.
Decades later, justice came, because people refused to let the story die.
Watch Sen Doug Jones and historian Heather Cox Richardson break it down.
History isn’t past. It’s a warning.
youtu.be/bccqUo0mZvQ?...
Decades later, justice came, because people refused to let the story die.
Watch Sen Doug Jones and historian Heather Cox Richardson break it down.
History isn’t past. It’s a warning.
youtu.be/bccqUo0mZvQ?...
American Conversations: Senator Doug Jones
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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September 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Four Black girls were murdered in a church for daring to exist in a desegregated America.
Decades later, justice came, because people refused to let the story die.
Watch Sen Doug Jones and historian Heather Cox Richardson break it down.
History isn’t past. It’s a warning.
youtu.be/bccqUo0mZvQ?...
Decades later, justice came, because people refused to let the story die.
Watch Sen Doug Jones and historian Heather Cox Richardson break it down.
History isn’t past. It’s a warning.
youtu.be/bccqUo0mZvQ?...
The carousel was first desegregated when part of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Baltimore in 1963. It was moved to the National Mall after the park closed. n.pr/4sZ3NhF
Decades-old, newly restored Smithsonian carousel reopens -- to children's delight
The carousel was first desegregated when part of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park outside Baltimore in 1963. It was moved to the National Mall after the park closed.
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April 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The carousel was first desegregated when part of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Baltimore in 1963. It was moved to the National Mall after the park closed. n.pr/4sZ3NhF
My school bus system got desegregated when I was in 2nd grade going into 3rd. I ended up having to change schools.
And Im 33.
And Im 33.
A federal judge ordered the desegregation of Cleveland, Mississippi’s schools in 2016.
Yes, 2016.
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Yes, 2016.
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After 50-Year Legal Struggle, Mississippi School District Ordered To Desegregate
The town of Cleveland is divided by a railroad track — and its schools are divided by race. For 50 years, the district has said it will fix the problem; a judge says the schools will have to merge.
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April 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
My school bus system got desegregated when I was in 2nd grade going into 3rd. I ended up having to change schools.
And Im 33.
And Im 33.
The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in the 1940s after the military was desegregated, Nancy Leftenant-Colon, has died. She was 104.
Remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers during her long military career.
apnews.com/article/nanc...
Remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers during her long military career.
apnews.com/article/nanc...
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman in Army Nurse Corps, has died
The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104.
apnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in the 1940s after the military was desegregated, Nancy Leftenant-Colon, has died. She was 104.
Remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers during her long military career.
apnews.com/article/nanc...
Remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers during her long military career.
apnews.com/article/nanc...
Truman desegregated the Armed Forces, NOT FDR!
August 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Truman desegregated the Armed Forces, NOT FDR!