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During a Democrat Party presidential primary debate before the [[2020 presidential election]], California senator [[Kamala Harris]] confronted then frontrunner former VP Joe Biden over his role in repealing sections of the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] that restored funding to schools refusing to integrate with [[Black]]s after the 1954 ''[[Brown vs. Board of Education]]'' desegregation order.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kamala-harris-says-she-was-a-victim-of-bidens-racial-policies 'That little girl was me': Kamala Harris says she was a victim of Biden's anti-busing racial policies], by Ellie Bufkin, ''Washington Examiner'', June 27, 2019.</ref>  The Biden Amendment,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968_full.html How a Young Joe Biden Turned Liberals Against Integration], By JASON SOKOL, ''[[Politico]]'', August 04, 2015.</ref>  originally written by segregationist Democrat Sen. [[James Eastland]], but with Biden's name on it with few modifications, restored federal funding for schools that refused to comply with court ordered desegregation and busing.<ref>[http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/joe-biden-record-on-busing-incarceration-racial-justice-democratic-primary-2020-explained.html Will Black Voters Still Love Biden When They Remember Who He Was?], By Eric Levitz, ''Intelligencer'', Mar. 12, 2019.</ref>  Harris told [[MSNBC]]'s [[Chris Matthews]]: {{quotebox|If those segregationists would have had their way, I would not be a member of the United States Senate, and I certainly would not be a serious candidate for President of the United States. ... Barack Obama would not have been in a position to appoint Joe Biden Vice President of the United States. So the consequences of their actions were very real, and on the shoulders of the history of our country of really a very bad, awful, dark, dangerous, and lethal time.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p23VyNxnOQ&feature=youtu.be</ref>}}

During a Democrat Party presidential primary debate before the [[2020 presidential election]], California senator [[Kamala Harris]] confronted then frontrunner former VP Joe Biden over his role in repealing sections of the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] that restored funding to schools refusing to integrate with [[Black]]s after the 1954 ''[[Brown vs. Board of Education]]'' desegregation order.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kamala-harris-says-she-was-a-victim-of-bidens-racial-policies 'That little girl was me': Kamala Harris says she was a victim of Biden's anti-busing racial policies], by Ellie Bufkin, ''Washington Examiner'', June 27, 2019.</ref>  The Biden Amendment,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968_full.html How a Young Joe Biden Turned Liberals Against Integration], By JASON SOKOL, ''[[Politico]]'', August 04, 2015.</ref>  originally written by segregationist Democrat Sen. [[James Eastland]], but with Biden's name on it with few modifications, restored federal funding for schools that refused to comply with court ordered desegregation and busing.<ref>[http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/joe-biden-record-on-busing-incarceration-racial-justice-democratic-primary-2020-explained.html Will Black Voters Still Love Biden When They Remember Who He Was?], By Eric Levitz, ''Intelligencer'', Mar. 12, 2019.</ref>  Harris told [[MSNBC]]'s [[Chris Matthews]]: {{quotebox|If those segregationists would have had their way, I would not be a member of the United States Senate, and I certainly would not be a serious candidate for President of the United States. ... Barack Obama would not have been in a position to appoint Joe Biden Vice President of the United States. So the consequences of their actions were very real, and on the shoulders of the history of our country of really a very bad, awful, dark, dangerous, and lethal time.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p23VyNxnOQ&feature=youtu.be</ref>}}

==Modern segregation==

==Modern segregation==

Under [[Joe Biden]], segregated classrooms reappeared in America.<ref>https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2021/08/11/atlanta-mother-shocked-to-discover-childs-elementary-school-segregating-classes-by-race-n424417</ref>  A black [[Atlanta]] mother, Kira Posey,<ref>https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2021/08/11/elementary-school-allegedly-created-black-classes-to-segregate-students-one-parent-is-fighting-back/#</ref> filed a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) after learning her daughter and 11 other black students were segregated by race into “black classes” in separate classrooms at the Mary Lin Elementary School in [[Atlanta]].<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/11/black-atlanta-mother-files-suit-against-principal-for-separating-students-by-race-1116823/</ref>

Under [[Joe Biden]], segregation in schools reappeared in America.<ref>https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2021/08/11/atlanta-mother-shocked-to-discover-childs-elementary-school-segregating-classes-by-race-n424417</ref>  A black [[Atlanta]] mother, Kira Posey,<ref>https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2021/08/11/elementary-school-allegedly-created-black-classes-to-segregate-students-one-parent-is-fighting-back/#</ref> filed a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) after learning her daughter and 11 other black students were segregated by race into “black classes” in separate classrooms at the Mary Lin Elementary School in [[Atlanta]].<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/11/black-atlanta-mother-files-suit-against-principal-for-separating-students-by-race-1116823/</ref>

Posey who, according to the ''Atlanta Black Star'',<ref>https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/08/10/it-was-just-disbelief-parent-files-complaint-against-atlanta-elementary-school-after-learning-the-principal-segregated-students-based-on-race/</ref> is vice president of operations for the parent-teacher association, described her disgust with the policy, “First, it was just disbelief that I was having this conversation in 2020 with a person that looks just like me — a black woman.  It’s segregating classrooms. You cannot segregate classrooms. You can’t do it.”

Posey who, according to the ''Atlanta Black Star'',<ref>https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/08/10/it-was-just-disbelief-parent-files-complaint-against-atlanta-elementary-school-after-learning-the-principal-segregated-students-based-on-race/</ref> is vice president of operations for the parent-teacher association, described her disgust with the policy, “First, it was just disbelief that I was having this conversation in 2020 with a person that looks just like me — a black woman.  It’s segregating classrooms. You cannot segregate classrooms. You can’t do it.”

Principal Sharyn Briscoe was responsible for the decision to segregate students.  Taylor Penley of the ''Western Journal'' asked, "Is this what constitutes progressive to the American left? It’s safe to say that implementing a Jim Crow-era policy is exactly the opposite — regressive, if you will.  As mystifying as it is to witness such a flawed practice coming back into play, should we really be shocked?  Some aspects of the past are unthinkable to us now — slavery and segregation rank among them."<ref>https://flagandcross.com/parents-outraged-after-black-principal-segregates-students-based-on-race-report/</ref>

Principal Sharyn Briscoe was responsible for the decision to segregate students.  Taylor Penley of the ''Western Journal'' asked, "Is this what constitutes progressive to the American left? It’s safe to say that implementing a Jim Crow-era policy is exactly the opposite — regressive, if you will.  As mystifying as it is to witness such a flawed practice coming back into play, should we really be shocked?  Some aspects of the past are unthinkable to us now — slavery and segregation rank among them."<ref>https://flagandcross.com/parents-outraged-after-black-principal-segregates-students-based-on-race-report/</ref>

A Denver elementary school faced immense backlash after planning to host a segregated "Families of Color Playground Night."<ref>Teh, Cheryl (December 14, 2021). [https://www.insider.com/denver-school-gets-flak-for-families-of-color-playground-night-2021-12 A Denver elementary school is facing backlash for planning a 'Families of Color Playground Night']. ''Insider''. Retrieved December 17, 2021.</ref> The move was condemned by Dr. [[Carol Swain]], a former professor of Political Science and Law.<ref>December 16, 2021. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/tunedin/dr-carol-swain-rips-progressives-after-denver-school-hosts-families-of-color-playground-night/vi-AARSgDg Dr. Carol Swain rips progressives after Denver school hosts 'families of color' playground night]. ''Fox News'' via ''MSN''. Retrieved December 17, 2021.</ref> A civil rights group, Parents Defending Education (PDE), filed a complaint against the Colorado elementary school, in which the lawsuit stated: "PDE makes this complaint as an interested third-party organization that opposes racial discrimination and political indoctrination in America’s schools."<ref>Downey, Caroline (December 17, 2021). [https://news.yahoo.com/colorado-illinois-school-districts-sued-201449034.html Civil Rights Complaints Filed against Colorado, Illinois School Districts for Racially Segregating Students]. ''National Review''. Retrieved December 17, 2021.</ref>

A [[Denver]] elementary school faced immense backlash after planning to host a segregated "Families of Color Playground Night."<ref>Teh, Cheryl (December 14, 2021). [https://www.insider.com/denver-school-gets-flak-for-families-of-color-playground-night-2021-12 A Denver elementary school is facing backlash for planning a 'Families of Color Playground Night']. ''Insider''. Retrieved December 17, 2021.</ref> The move was condemned by Dr. [[Carol Swain]], a former professor of Political Science and Law.<ref>December 16, 2021. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/tunedin/dr-carol-swain-rips-progressives-after-denver-school-hosts-families-of-color-playground-night/vi-AARSgDg Dr. Carol Swain rips progressives after Denver school hosts 'families of color' playground night]. ''Fox News'' via ''MSN''. Retrieved December 17, 2021.</ref> A civil rights group, Parents Defending Education (PDE), filed a complaint against the Colorado elementary school, in which the lawsuit stated: "PDE makes this complaint as an interested third-party organization that opposes racial discrimination and political indoctrination in America’s schools."<ref>Downey, Caroline (December 17, 2021). [https://news.yahoo.com/colorado-illinois-school-districts-sued-201449034.html Civil Rights Complaints Filed against Colorado, Illinois School Districts for Racially Segregating Students]. ''National Review''. Retrieved December 17, 2021.</ref>

==See also==

==See also==

* [[Segregated college housing]]

* [[Segregated college housing]]

* [[Jim Crow]], for a history in the United States

* [[Jim Crow]]

* [[Apartheid]], for a similar history in [[South Africa]]

* [[Apartheid]], for a similar history in [[South Africa]]

*[[Democratic party]]

*[[Democratic party]]

*[[Affinity space]]

*[[Affinity space]]