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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World War II also provides the backdrop for Concord’s Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, which honors 320 Black soldiers killed in a 1944 explosion while unloading munitions — a tragedy that led to desegregation of the military.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Historical examples include President Dwight D. Eisenhower sending federalized National Guard troops to enforce desegregation orders in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, and President George H.W. Bush using the Guard during the Los Angeles riots in 1992.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District has been declared unitary and no longer under court supervision in a desegregation lawsuit with roots in the 1980s, a district judge ruled Tuesday.
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—Dmitry Martirosov, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025
Of course the road to desegregation was treacherous — and, yes, those (white) mothers put up massive, traumatic resistance to the equal education of Black students — but, ultimately, those sacrifices were worth it.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Historical examples include President Dwight D. Eisenhower sending federalized National Guard troops to enforce desegregation orders in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, and President George H.W. Bush using the Guard during the Los Angeles riots in 1992.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District has been declared unitary and no longer under court supervision in a desegregation lawsuit with roots in the 1980s, a district judge ruled Tuesday.
U.S.
Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.
—Dmitry Martirosov, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025
Of course the road to desegregation was treacherous — and, yes, those (white) mothers put up massive, traumatic resistance to the equal education of Black students — but, ultimately, those sacrifices were worth it.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Desegregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desegregation. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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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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