DESEGREGATION

integration, integrating, desegregation

(noun) the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

desegregation (countable and uncountable, plural desegregations)

The act or process of eliminating segregation.

Proper noun

Desegregation

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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21 October 2024

ARRANGER

(noun) a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance


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