desegregation
[dee-seg-ri-gey-shuh n, dee-seg-]
- the elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which people from different religions, ancestries, ethnic groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like.
Show More
Origin of desegregation
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for desegregation
Contemporary Examples
In the 1970s, conservatives who had lost the moral battle on civil rights demanded exemptions to desegregation.
Some on the far right may sincerely believe their liberties are being threatened, but they believed that about desegregation too.
Strom responded by writing the first draft of the “Southern Manifesto,” pledging “massive resistance” to desegregation.
There are Republicans who can talk about the civil rights movement and the battle for desegregation with passion and principle.
Historical Examples
The second question of usage concerns the words integration and desegregation.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
The local commander also arranged for the desegregation of some off-base social facilities in a effort to improve black morale.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
Word Origin and History for desegregation
n.
1935, American English, from de- "do the opposite of" + segregation in the racial sense.
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper