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desegregation

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


Example Sentences

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The designation was rolled out as part of a 1976 desegregation program, which aimed at improving educational opportunities across the city’s schools.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

In 1960, he was arrested with seven other students after a silent demonstration in a whites-only public library, which led to the desegregation of the library.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Holmes ruling, which ordered the immediate desegregation of Southern schools.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 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

Again, racial equality was being forced upon the South by the federal government, and by 1956, Southern white opposition to desegregation mushroomed into a vicious backlash.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander



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