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Two Marin schools forced to integrate after years of segregation and battles for funding

The unification plan, which will create a K-8 school across the two campuses this fall,...

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Hasnain says:

And this is in 2021. The school was even named after MLK.

“Despite its reputation as a bastion of liberal politics, Marin is the most segregated county in the Bay Area, with most communities fighting affordable housing or even market-rate apartments. Many cities are 90% white, with pockets of people of color in Novato, San Rafael and Marin City. Racial covenants in decades past prevented African Americans from buying homes in certain cities. The effects linger today.”

Posted on 2021-06-18T21:10:21+0000