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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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.
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Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
In fact, the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights launched an educational campaign in the mid-1970s using billboards, leaflets and bumper stickers highlighting how housing desegregation could lead to neighborhood exemption from busing, the report noted.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
In their assessments, desegregation and the passage of time have cured all of America’s racial ills.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Marshall, who had represented the government in hundreds of desegregation cases over five decades, tried to explain that closing the case required a motion by the school district to lift the order, which the Justice Department could support or oppose, and review by a federal judge.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
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Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
In fact, the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights launched an educational campaign in the mid-1970s using billboards, leaflets and bumper stickers highlighting how housing desegregation could lead to neighborhood exemption from busing, the report noted.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
In their assessments, desegregation and the passage of time have cured all of America’s racial ills.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Marshall, who had represented the government in hundreds of desegregation cases over five decades, tried to explain that closing the case required a motion by the school district to lift the order, which the Justice Department could support or oppose, and review by a federal judge.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Desegregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desegregation. Accessed 1 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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