It's a serious question. And actually living in proximity can be considered a form of association. But that is not the main topic of the article, which is showing mostly public places or businesses which were forced to bring/serve together people who did not want to be together previously.

That's an extraordinarily disingenuous description of the situation (especially since you're clearly not talking about individuals associating but racially-delimited groups).

Well if we are going to characterize our ideas instead of debating them I think I can call you extraordinarily disingenuous too.

So you would prefer a debate over technicalities with all historical context removed?

I would bet money that's a yes.

No, that is not what free association means, you are using the phrase "free association" and pretending "association" is interchangeable with it.

Living on the same planet is a form of association, asshole. Please go to the moon, you are infringing on my right of free association.

Obvious fascist.