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a person who supports racial segregation
segregationists versus integrationists a segregationist politician/state/attitude/view
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Recent Examples of segregationist
Powell said the bill would apply to all monuments, although in recent years only monuments to Confederate and segregationist leaders have been under attack.
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Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
1 Apr. 2026
In the late 1970s, Wallace renounced his former segregationist views and apologized for his past actions.
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Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Southern white segregationists certainly questioned the motives of the many clergy members who descended on Selma.
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Aniko Bodroghkozy,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2026
As Black voters deserted Republicans, the segregationist George Wallace proved with his ’68 presidential run that white southerners were up for grabs.
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Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for segregationist
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
1 Apr. 2026
In the late 1970s, Wallace renounced his former segregationist views and apologized for his past actions.
—
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Southern white segregationists certainly questioned the motives of the many clergy members who descended on Selma.
—
Aniko Bodroghkozy,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2026
As Black voters deserted Republicans, the segregationist George Wallace proved with his ’68 presidential run that white southerners were up for grabs.
—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregationist
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Hours after Hulk Hogan's death last July, Dennis published an article urging readers to remember Hogan as a racist.
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But to imply that the presence of racists in works of fiction makes those works of fiction racist is to short-circuit the intellect and the imagination at one fell swoop.
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The Iraqi prime minister at the time, Nuri al-Maliki, was a Shiite sectarian with close ties to Iran, and many of his fellow Shia thought he could be relied on to listen to Iran’s wishes and find a way to avoid clashing with an Iranian proxy militia.
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