desegregation

noun

de·​seg·​re·​ga·​tion (ˌ)dē-ˌse-gri-ˈgā-shən 

1

: the state of being desegregated

2

: the action or an instance of desegregating

Examples of desegregation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other churches also became key gathering places, including Rush Memorial Congregational Church and West Hunter Street Baptist Church, which supported students involved in the Atlanta Student Movement and hosted meetings during tense moments in the fight for desegregation. —Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

But the end of desegregation policies wasn’t the only factor driving re-segregation, Reardon said. —Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026

As for the education landscape, desegregation efforts, largely driven by legal action, were ultimately an earthquake that didn’t produce a better landscape. —Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026

For example, Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson used the Insurrection Act in the 1950s and 1960s to send the military to enforce court desegregation orders and to protect civil rights marchers. —Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for desegregation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Legal Definition

desegregation

noun

de·​seg·​re·​ga·​tion dē-ˌse-grə-ˈgā-shən 

1

: the action or an instance of desegregating

2

: the state of being desegregated