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segregation and desegregation  

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  • Though people are naturally inclined to live near others with similar characteristics, for a power or authority to mandate that condition as a tool of discrimination amounts to segregation. Segregation results from ignorance, intolerance, and inaction from those who could change the situation. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Segregation and Desegregation]

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