He was one of the first southern governors (alongside Jimmy Carter of Georgia) who openly support desegregation.

In 1961, Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. became one of the few Southern white mayors to support desegregation of Atlanta's public schools.

Sam Faubus was a firm opponent of U.S. involvement in World War I and supported women's suffrage and desegregation.

Many who supported desegregation saw Wallace's speech as "indefensibly racist and demagogic".

Goldwater was instrumental in pushing the Pentagon to support desegregation of the armed services.

Cohen supported labor unions, collective bargaining, racial integration, desegregation, and equal opportunity since the late 1930s.

The report has inspired several minority groups to form a coalition to support desegregation and possibly to take legal action if the state does not remedy the situation.

An avowed liberal, Mr. Nyquist vigorously supported racial desegregation in state schools at a time when much of the nation was embroiled in anti-busing lawsuits and protests.

Started his career as opponent of racial integration, in his later years Thurmond supported desegregation.

In the aftermath of busing, the public schools, as well as the church, which supported desegregation, no longer command the same respect they once did.