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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Despite decades of desegregation efforts, Black parents in the U.S. still face challenges in choosing where to send their kids.
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April Rubin, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
His parents moved him from his native Indianapolis to North Carolina to participate in the desegregation of the public school system in Washington County.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan. 2025
The couple were part of a group of families behind the landmark 1947 case Mendez vs. Westminster, which helped lead to the desegregation of California schools.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
As a lawyer, Looby had argued school desegregation cases and had represented activists arrested in sit-ins around town.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 23 July 2024
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April Rubin, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
His parents moved him from his native Indianapolis to North Carolina to participate in the desegregation of the public school system in Washington County.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan. 2025
The couple were part of a group of families behind the landmark 1947 case Mendez vs. Westminster, which helped lead to the desegregation of California schools.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
As a lawyer, Looby had argued school desegregation cases and had represented activists arrested in sit-ins around town.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 23 July 2024
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“Desegregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desegregation. Accessed 18 Feb. 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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