Word of the Day 01/03/23 Desegregation
Desegregation (noun)
desegregation [ dee-seg-ri-gey-shuhn, dee-seg- ]
noun
1. 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM DESEGREGATION
de·seg·re·ga·tion·ist, noun
an·ti·de·seg·re·ga·tion, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO DESEGREGATION
assimilation, integrating, desegregating
See synonyms for desegregation on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1950-55; de- + segregation
HOW TO USE DESEGREGATION IN A SENTENCE
As a showdown loomed over the desegregation of the University of Alabama, Wallace framed the crisis as one of an over-reaching federal government.
HOW ROBERT F. KENNEDY SHAPED HIS BROTHER'S RESPONSE TO CIVIL RIGHTS|PATRICIA SULLIVAN|AUGUST 11, 2021|TIME
The court-ordered desegregation of the University of Alabama had finally reached its day of reckoning.
HOW ROBERT F. KENNEDY SHAPED HIS BROTHER'S RESPONSE TO CIVIL RIGHTS|PATRICIA SULLIVAN|AUGUST 11, 2021|TIME
The following school year, the district faced a $3 million shortfall, roughly the amount of money it had received annually from the state under the desegregation order.
HELD BACK: INSIDE A LOST SCHOOL YEAR|BY ANNIE WALDMAN, PROPUBLICA, PHOTOGRAPHY BY CYDNI ELLEDGE|JUNE 28, 2021|PROPUBLICA
For decades, funding from the desegregation case buoyed Benton Harbor and brought national recognition to its schools.
HELD BACK: INSIDE A LOST SCHOOL YEAR|BY ANNIE WALDMAN, PROPUBLICA, PHOTOGRAPHY BY CYDNI ELLEDGE|JUNE 28, 2021|PROPUBLICA
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
desegregation [ dee-seg-ri-gey-shuhn, dee-seg- ]
noun
1. 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM DESEGREGATION
de·seg·re·ga·tion·ist, noun
an·ti·de·seg·re·ga·tion, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO DESEGREGATION
assimilation, integrating, desegregating
See synonyms for desegregation on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1950-55; de- + segregation
HOW TO USE DESEGREGATION IN A SENTENCE
As a showdown loomed over the desegregation of the University of Alabama, Wallace framed the crisis as one of an over-reaching federal government.
HOW ROBERT F. KENNEDY SHAPED HIS BROTHER'S RESPONSE TO CIVIL RIGHTS|PATRICIA SULLIVAN|AUGUST 11, 2021|TIME
The court-ordered desegregation of the University of Alabama had finally reached its day of reckoning.
HOW ROBERT F. KENNEDY SHAPED HIS BROTHER'S RESPONSE TO CIVIL RIGHTS|PATRICIA SULLIVAN|AUGUST 11, 2021|TIME
The following school year, the district faced a $3 million shortfall, roughly the amount of money it had received annually from the state under the desegregation order.
HELD BACK: INSIDE A LOST SCHOOL YEAR|BY ANNIE WALDMAN, PROPUBLICA, PHOTOGRAPHY BY CYDNI ELLEDGE|JUNE 28, 2021|PROPUBLICA
For decades, funding from the desegregation case buoyed Benton Harbor and brought national recognition to its schools.
HELD BACK: INSIDE A LOST SCHOOL YEAR|BY ANNIE WALDMAN, PROPUBLICA, PHOTOGRAPHY BY CYDNI ELLEDGE|JUNE 28, 2021|PROPUBLICA
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.