desegregation
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Definition of desegregation
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: the state of being desegregated
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: the action or an instance of desegregating
Examples of desegregation in a Sentence
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Local vignettes include a bust of Lyman T. Johnson, who fought to open the University of Kentucky to African American students in 1949, and pamphlets from the Louisville Black Teachers Association before the city's desegregation. — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville will soon have a 'healing place' for black history at new museum on Main Street," 29 Aug. 2019 African art figurines were found beheaded, with their limbs removed, and a school desegregation poster was damaged, according to Education Department employees and a congressional aide. — NBC News, "African American employee's office vandalized inside Education Department," 23 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'desegregation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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desegregation
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Kids Definition of desegregation
: the act or process or an instance of ending a law or practice that separates people of different races
desegregation
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Legal Definition of desegregation
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: the action or an instance of desegregating
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: the state of being desegregated