Legal Facts Over Fearmongering in the Media’s Misguided Narrative
Once again, the corporate media is screaming “segregation” where none exists. After the Justice Department under President Donald J. Trump dismissed a long-resolved desegregation order in Louisiana, headlines exploded with false claims that the administration was “bringing back Jim Crow.” But when you strip away the rhetoric and read the facts, it becomes clear: this case was a bureaucratic relic—not a civil rights rollback.
The Case: Dormant, Resolved, and Irrelevant for Decades
In 1966, the DOJ filed a lawsuit to desegregate schools in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana—part of the nationwide push following Brown v. Board of Education. By 1975, the district had complied with the court’s demands. But despite fulfilling its legal obligations nearly 50 years ago, the case was never formally closed.
Why? A judge died. Court action stalled. And no one—no party, no attorney, no civil rights group—did anything to advance or enforce the order since the Ford administration. Still, the case sat on the books, forcing the small district to compile outdated demographic reports for no clear reason.
In April 2025, the Trump DOJ finally did what should have been done long ago: it closed the file.
The DOJ’s Statement: Clarity, Not Controversy
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon put it plainly: “No longer will the Plaquemines Parish School Board have to devote precious local resources over an integration issue that ended two generations ago.”
The DOJ and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill jointly noted that the court docket had been inactive for nearly half a century. The move was part of a broader review of dusty, unresolved cases—some dating back to the Civil Rights Era.
This wasn’t a stealth repeal of civil rights. It was legal housekeeping.
Media Meltdown: Deception and Distortion
Despite these clear facts, the media’s spin machine went into overdrive. Social media lit up with accusations that Trump had “brought back segregation.” Pundits wept over “civil rights being dismantled.” Some even compared the move to Plessy v. Ferguson.
What they didn’t mention: no policy changed. No laws were reversed. No school was allowed to re-segregate.
This is manufactured outrage. And it’s designed to terrify Americans into believing that enforcing the Constitution—not weaponizing it—is somehow dangerous.
What ‘Resegregation’ Really Means
The critics cry “resegregation,” but the word has been stretched beyond recognition. In reality, it now refers to statistical racial imbalance, not legal segregation.
If a neighborhood is mostly Hispanic or Black, its local school will reflect that. That’s not segregation—it’s geography and demography. It’s not a return to Jim Crow. It’s the natural result of zoning, housing prices, and parental choice.
To imply otherwise is to deliberately confuse de facto racial patterns with de jure racial oppression.
No, Trump Didn’t Repeal Brown v. Board
Let’s be clear: segregation in public schools remains unconstitutional, full stop. Any district attempting to divide students by race today would be sued into oblivion—and rightly so.
What the DOJ did here was end an archaic federal monitoring order that no longer served any legal or educational purpose. Schools are still bound by the Constitution. Civil rights laws remain firmly intact.
A Broader Cleanup Underway
The Louisiana case is just one of more than 130 school desegregation orders still technically on the books across the South—many long dormant. The Trump administration has signaled a willingness to review these zombie cases and close them where appropriate.
That’s not regression. That’s responsible governance.
Conclusion: Hysteria Doesn’t Help Education
This is not about ending desegregation. It’s about ending unnecessary federal oversight over districts that complied decades ago. It’s about letting local schools focus on modern challenges—curriculum, technology, safety—instead of compiling statistics for a ghost case from 1975.
The media’s dishonest framing undermines trust in civil rights enforcement. It diverts attention from real issues. And worst of all, it treats legal routine as political heresy.
Don’t fall for it. Segregation isn’t coming back. But truth, accountability, and common sense? Thanks to this administration, they just might be.