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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

Living in Atlanta in the ’60s and ’70s, she fought for voting rights and school desegregation.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

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

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2025

One of his picks was Sylvia Mendez, who has spent decades publicizing the landmark 1940s school desegregation case that bears her family’s name.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

In 1983, a year after the implementation of court-ordered desegregation, the proportion of white students was 59 percent and that of Hispanics 36 percent.

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



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