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seg academy

seg academy
 n.— «After the Supreme Court ordered the end of segregation 50 years ago, many white Southerners simply moved their children from state schools to private academies, often referred to as “seg academies” because they effectively kept segregation intact.» —“Clinging to a segregationist past?” by Gary Younge Salon Nov. 30, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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