desegregate

Etymology

de- + segregate

verb

  1. (transitive) To the end segregation of (something).
    What was the goal of the "swim-ins" held in St. Augustine? In 1964, black Americans were eager to desegregate Florida beaches. They targeted St. Augustine during the city's 300th year celebration. 2005, James J. Raciti, Ask about Florida, page 86
    During the 1960 Christmas vacation holiday, John and I decided on our own to desegregate a Greyhound bus in Nashville. That was before the Freedom Rides. 2020-07-18, Bernard Lafayette Jr., “The First Time John Lewis and I Integrated the Buses”, in New York Times

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