desegregating
Removing racial barriers
Desegregating is the process of ending racial segregation—removing barriers that separate people by race in schools, housing, public facilities, or other institutions.
The district began desegregating its schools in 1965.
The term became prominent during the American civil rights movement, when courts ordered the integration of previously whites-only spaces.
Combining into a whole
- NAACPCivil rights advocacy organization
- sit-insStationary protest tactics
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- SelmaAlabama civil rights city
Montgomery · busing · discrimination · racism · protest · activism
Places of learning
- busingMass student transport
- integrationCombining into a whole
- classroomsEducational instruction spaces
- universitiesInstitutions granting advanced degrees
colleges · enrollment · students · campuses · admissions · scholarships · public-schools · zoning
State of varied elements
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- equalitySame status for all
- accessibilityEase of approach
- representationDepiction or likeness
belonging · participation · multiculturalism · pluralism · acceptance · tolerance · unity · coexistence
Combining into a whole
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- abolishingFormally ending something
- endingFinal portion of something
- eliminatingRemoving from consideration
removing · overturning · reversing · challenging · reforming · restructuring · transforming · mandating
integration
Combining into a whole
- NAACPCivil rights advocacy organization
- sit-insStationary protest tactics
- boycottOrganized economic protest
Selma · Montgomery · busing · discrimination · racism · protest · activism
schools
Places of learning
- busingMass student transport
- integrationCombining into a whole
- classroomsEducational instruction spaces
universities · colleges · enrollment · students · campuses · admissions · scholarships · public-schools · zoning · redistricting
diversity
State of varied elements
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- equalitySame status for all
- accessibilityEase of approach
representation · belonging · participation · multiculturalism · pluralism · acceptance · tolerance · unity · coexistence · equal-opportunity
integrating
Combining into a whole
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- abolishingFormally ending something
- endingFinal portion of something
eliminating · removing · overturning · reversing · challenging · reforming · restructuring · transforming · mandating · enforcing
neighborhoods
Residential districts of towns
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- restaurantsCommercial dining venues
- busesMulti-passenger road vehicles
parks · libraries · hospitals · hotels · theaters · restrooms · beaches · workplaces · military · transportation
desegregatingsegregating
Separating by category
resegregating · separating · dividing · partitioning · isolating
desegregatingresegregating
Dividing anew by category
discriminating · oppressing · marginalizing · disenfranchising
- desegregation effortsActions ending racial separation
- school desegregationEnding racial separation in classrooms
- desegregation ordersMandates to end racial separation