Associations to the word «Desegregation»

Wiktionary

DESEGREGATION, noun. The act or process of eliminating segregation.
DESEGREGATION, proper noun. A specific period in United States history during which laws requiring racial segregation were struck down and the practice was deterred, beginning in the United States military during World War II and occurring in society in general from the mid-1950s.

Dictionary definition

DESEGREGATION, noun. The action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community.

Wise words

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