desegregationist
Champion of integration
A desegregationist is someone who advocates for or works to end racial segregation, particularly in the context of the American civil rights movement.
The term describes activists, lawyers, and politicians who fought to dismantle laws and practices that separated Black and white Americans in schools, public facilities, and housing: Desegregationist lawyers argued before the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education.
Civil rights advocacy organization
- Brown v BoardLandmark desegregation decision
- Rosa ParksCivil rights icon
- MLKCivil rights initials
- Little Rock NineStudents who desegregated Arkansas school
Thurgood Marshall · Freedom Riders · CORE · Montgomery Bus Boycott · March on Washington · Selma · Civil Rights Act · Voting Rights Act
Mass student transport
- school integrationEnding separated education
- diversityState of varied elements
- court-orderedRequired by judicial ruling
- complianceAdhering to requirements
enrollment · neighborhood schools · magnet schools · white flight · interracial · tokenism
Public expression of disapproval
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
- marchRhythmic group walk
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
demonstration · advocacy · grassroots · nonviolent · campaign · petition · lobbying · coalition
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- justiceFair treatment under law
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
non-discrimination · egalitarianism · impartiality · parity · civil liberties · human dignity · brotherhood · equal protection
NAACP
Civil rights advocacy organization
- Brown v BoardLandmark desegregation decision
- Rosa ParksCivil rights icon
- MLKCivil rights initials
Thurgood Marshall · Little Rock Nine · Freedom Riders · CORE · Montgomery Bus Boycott · March on Washington · Selma · Civil Rights Act · Voting Rights Act · Jim Crow
busing
Mass student transport
- school integrationEnding separated education
- diversityState of varied elements
- court-orderedRequired by judicial ruling
compliance · enrollment · neighborhood schools · magnet schools · white flight · interracial · tokenism
protest
Public expression of disapproval
picketing · demonstration · advocacy · grassroots · nonviolent · campaign · petition · lobbying · coalition · solidarity
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- justiceFair treatment under law
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
inclusivity · non-discrimination · egalitarianism · impartiality · parity · civil liberties · human dignity · brotherhood · equal protection · racial equality
desegregationistsegregationist
Advocate for racial division
white supremacist · separatist · racist · Dixiecrat · George Wallace
segregate, segregated, segregating, segregation, segregationist, desegregate, desegregated, desegregating, desegregation