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desegregation

[dee-seg-ri-gey-shuhn, dee-seg-] / ˌdi sɛg rɪˈgeɪ ʃən, diˌsɛg- /
NOUN
integration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
desegregating


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Supreme Court, under Chief Justice Earl Warren, began insisting on the enforcement of the desegregation mandate of Brown v.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Cathirell grew up in Echo Park, the daughter of Evelyn Thurman Gratts — an influential pioneer in education who pushed for desegregation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

And this provision applies to a bunch of long-standing injunctions that have been in effect for years, including desegregation orders in the South.

From Slate • May 24, 2025

The district itself was founded in 1970 amid federal desegregation orders, when residents broke away from the Jefferson County Schools and agreed to pay an extra tax.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024

At the lower end of town were residents of the Southside, virtually all of them minority, demanding desegregation on their own terms.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger



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