The proposal represented his response to a major lawsuit that charges Connecticut with maintaining de facto segregation in its schools.

"The thrust of it was who could best be entrusted to maintain total segregation in the state."

He ran for governor again in 1956, promising "to maintain segregation in Florida."

Taxpayer money will thus continue to be used to maintain religious segregation.

The campaign was based on maintaining racial segregation.

Homeowners' associations discouraged members from selling to black families, thus maintaining residential segregation.

January 9 - Virginia voters and representatives decide to fund private schools with state money to maintain segregation.

Liberals contended that the law was a subterfuge to maintain segregation.

Apartments also could not rent to certain minority groups henceforth maintaining segregation.

They had now come to realize that the battle to maintain segregation was lost.