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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Dozens of other efforts followed, including during the Boston school desegregation crisis in the 1970s, during the infamous neo-Nazi march in Skokie, Illinois, in 1977 and in Los Angeles in the early 1990s following the Rodney King police beating and the subsequent riots.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
The cases, which were opened by the Justice Department during the Civil Rights era, went after schools that resisted desegregation.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
The federal government has used Medicare funding as a cudgel to get hospitals to follow its priorities before, including as a way to force desegregation of wards in the program's early years.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
While shaping the musical training of Dillard students, Davenport’s first decade of teaching unfolded as America was trying to find its footing after desegregation.
—Tevon Blair, Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
The cases, which were opened by the Justice Department during the Civil Rights era, went after schools that resisted desegregation.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
The federal government has used Medicare funding as a cudgel to get hospitals to follow its priorities before, including as a way to force desegregation of wards in the program's early years.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
While shaping the musical training of Dillard students, Davenport’s first decade of teaching unfolded as America was trying to find its footing after desegregation.
—Tevon Blair, Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Desegregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desegregation. Accessed 12 Jan. 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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