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
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Research about how Black children interacted with Black and white dolls influenced the U.S. Supreme Court’s desegregation decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
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Kim Campbell, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2024
In 1963: During a live address on TV and radio in response to instability at the University of Alabama after desegregation attempts there and racially charged confrontations at protests around the country, President John Kennedy called on Congress to pass what became the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
He was expelled from Vanderbilt in 1960 due to his involvement in the city’s desegregation movement.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 10 June 2024
By the time the Memphis City Council in 1971 renamed the section of U.S. Route 51 that intersected the community as Elvis Presley Boulevard, desegregation and school busing spurred the arrival of new Black students, residents and businesses.
—Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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Kim Campbell, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2024
In 1963: During a live address on TV and radio in response to instability at the University of Alabama after desegregation attempts there and racially charged confrontations at protests around the country, President John Kennedy called on Congress to pass what became the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
He was expelled from Vanderbilt in 1960 due to his involvement in the city’s desegregation movement.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 10 June 2024
By the time the Memphis City Council in 1971 renamed the section of U.S. Route 51 that intersected the community as Elvis Presley Boulevard, desegregation and school busing spurred the arrival of new Black students, residents and businesses.
—Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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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
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