desegregation
US /ˌdiː.seɡ.rəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌdiː.seɡ.rəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
1.
the ending of a policy of racial segregation
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The desegregation of schools was a major step in the Civil Rights Movement.
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The court ordered the immediate desegregation of public facilities.