Desegregation

See also: desegregation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/

Proper noun

Desegregation

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.