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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For anyone keeping score, that means this Myers Park establishment has been a gathering place since the Great Depression — a span of Charlotte history that includes World War II, desegregation, the banking boom, the Great Recession and a pandemic.
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Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
Veasey said honoring a figure associated with resistance to school desegregation conflicts with the inclusive ideals baseball has long promoted.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
It was closed due to desegregation efforts, the Sentinel reported, but reopened in 1974.
—Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
LaFayette was one of a delegation of Nashville students who in 1960 had helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which organized desegregation and voting rights campaigns across the South.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
Veasey said honoring a figure associated with resistance to school desegregation conflicts with the inclusive ideals baseball has long promoted.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
It was closed due to desegregation efforts, the Sentinel reported, but reopened in 1974.
—Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
LaFayette was one of a delegation of Nashville students who in 1960 had helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which organized desegregation and voting rights campaigns across the South.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Desegregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desegregation. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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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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