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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Post Buy Copies Born six years after the U.S. Civil Rights Act hastened desegregation, Brown became a debate champion and class president at her mostly white high school.
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Harvard Business Review, 17 Oct. 2024
The way districts provide buses in some cases only to students who live far from their schools represents a shift from an era when desegregation was the priority, Reville said.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
The units lasted until the desegregation of the U.S. military in 1948.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
The white businessmen of Birmingham did agree to some of King’s demands, including the desegregation of lunch counters.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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Harvard Business Review, 17 Oct. 2024
The way districts provide buses in some cases only to students who live far from their schools represents a shift from an era when desegregation was the priority, Reville said.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
The units lasted until the desegregation of the U.S. military in 1948.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
The white businessmen of Birmingham did agree to some of King’s demands, including the desegregation of lunch counters.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 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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