segregated
adjective
seg·re·gat·ed
ˈse-gri-ˌgā-təd 
1
a
: set apart or separated from others of the same kind or group
a segregated account in a bank
b
: divided in facilities or administered separately for members of different groups or races
segregated education
c
: restricted to members of one group or one race by a policy of segregation
segregated schools
2
: practicing or maintaining segregation especially of races
segregated states
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The Mosier Valley community was promised Mosier Valley Park in 2014, to be built on what was the site of the segregated Mosier Valley School.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
Historically in Chicago, parent fundraising has been a story of have versus have-not schools, a dynamic threatening to drive deeper inequity in a segregated district.
—
Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Rosa Parks is best known for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, an act that helped ignite the modern civil rights movement.
—
Rachelle Graham,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The site also holds historical significance, having once been the segregated Brookside Plunge.
—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
Historically in Chicago, parent fundraising has been a story of have versus have-not schools, a dynamic threatening to drive deeper inequity in a segregated district.
—
Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Rosa Parks is best known for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, an act that helped ignite the modern civil rights movement.
—
Rachelle Graham,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The site also holds historical significance, having once been the segregated Brookside Plunge.
—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segregated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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