desegregation

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Synonyms: resegregation, segregation, disgregation, cosegregation, desegregating, desegregations

Antonyms: resegregation, segregation, disgregation, cosegregation, desegregating, desegregations

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Noun

1. The act or process of eliminating [[segregation]].

Proper noun

1. 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.

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