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
Examples of desegregation in a Sentence
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Both Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. emerged as movement leaders from the Montgomery bus boycott, which began in 1955 and culminated in 1956 in the desegregation of public transportation throughout the country.
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Donovan X. Ramsey, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
San Diego Unified named Clay Elementary at its founding in 1957, three years after Brown v. Board of Education paved the way for the gradual desegregation of public schools.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, the modern civil rights movement begins challenging segregation in the South, and the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case leads to the desegregation of public schools.
—Emma Kumer, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Conservatives have also targeted school desegregation efforts and diversity initiatives at myriad organizations, including corporations and universities.
—Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2024
Some moved to avoid school desegregation, others to find affordable housing.
—Ruth Thornton and Victor Woodell, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
The 5th Circuit judges wrote or upheld rulings that required the desegregation of public schools, universities and other public facilities throughout the Deep South.
—Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2024
Furthering desegregation In the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, which barred racial segregation in public schools, the old 5th Circuit compiled a courageous record in promoting civil rights.
—Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2024
Even before the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education desegregation decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, Bell filed a case against the Gaston County Board of Education to end segregation at Hunter Huss High School.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Donovan X. Ramsey, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
San Diego Unified named Clay Elementary at its founding in 1957, three years after Brown v. Board of Education paved the way for the gradual desegregation of public schools.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, the modern civil rights movement begins challenging segregation in the South, and the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case leads to the desegregation of public schools.
—Emma Kumer, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Conservatives have also targeted school desegregation efforts and diversity initiatives at myriad organizations, including corporations and universities.
—Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2024
Some moved to avoid school desegregation, others to find affordable housing.
—Ruth Thornton and Victor Woodell, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
The 5th Circuit judges wrote or upheld rulings that required the desegregation of public schools, universities and other public facilities throughout the Deep South.
—Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2024
Furthering desegregation In the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, which barred racial segregation in public schools, the old 5th Circuit compiled a courageous record in promoting civil rights.
—Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2024
Even before the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education desegregation decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, Bell filed a case against the Gaston County Board of Education to end segregation at Hunter Huss High School.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 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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