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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Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, both districts served as welcoming destinations for white families eager to leave LRSD while also resisting adoption of any substantive desegregation methods of their own.
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Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the plan allowed the district to count White students who voluntarily attended magnet programs the same — in terms of desegregation measures — as Black students who were forced to be bused to schools outside their communities.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Marshall, who had represented the government in hundreds of desegregation cases over five decades, tried to explain that closing the case required a motion by the school district to lift the order, which the Justice Department could support or oppose, and review by a federal judge.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Gowder said the last time federal authorities activated troops over the objections of local officials was to uphold desegregation laws.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the plan allowed the district to count White students who voluntarily attended magnet programs the same — in terms of desegregation measures — as Black students who were forced to be bused to schools outside their communities.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Marshall, who had represented the government in hundreds of desegregation cases over five decades, tried to explain that closing the case required a motion by the school district to lift the order, which the Justice Department could support or oppose, and review by a federal judge.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Gowder said the last time federal authorities activated troops over the objections of local officials was to uphold desegregation laws.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Desegregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desegregation. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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