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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However, Hotel Casa Blanca has been vacant and deteriorating for more than three decades as the property experienced lower visitation and economic disinvestment after desegregation.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Local officials were not resisting national law, as southern governors once did on racial desegregation.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2025
In the 1940’s The Lincoln Building housed the Kansas City Monarchs office and later the offices for Thurgood Marshall, who at the time was chief attorney for the NAACP and was arguing the case for the desegregation of the Swope Park Swimming Pool in 1952.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
Education attainment levels soared for African-Americans during the nation’s efforts at desegregation.
—Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Local officials were not resisting national law, as southern governors once did on racial desegregation.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2025
In the 1940’s The Lincoln Building housed the Kansas City Monarchs office and later the offices for Thurgood Marshall, who at the time was chief attorney for the NAACP and was arguing the case for the desegregation of the Swope Park Swimming Pool in 1952.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
Education attainment levels soared for African-Americans during the nation’s efforts at desegregation.
—Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Desegregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desegregation. Accessed 16 Jul. 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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