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de facto segregation see segregation ...
de jure segregation
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segregation
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de facto
de facto [Medieval Latin, literally, from the fact] : in reality : actually [these two constraints have been lifted, one de facto and one de jure "Susan Lee"] adj 1 : actual ;esp : being such in effect though not formally recognized see also de facto segregation at segregation 2 : exercising power as if legally constituted or authorized [a de facto government] [a de facto judge] compare de jure ...
de jure
de jure [Medieval Latin, literally, from the law] 1 : by right : of right [a de jure officer] 2 : in accordance with law see also de jure segregation at segregation compare de facto ...
desegregate
desegregate -gat·ed -gat·ing : to eliminate segregation in ;specif : to free from any law, provision, or practice requiring isolation of the members of a particular race in separate units vi : to become desegregated ...
integrate
integrate -grat·ed -grat·ing vt 1 : to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole 2 : to end the segregation of and bring into equal membership in society or an organization vi : to become integrated ...
segregate
segregate -gat·ed -gat·ing vt : to cause or force the separation of ;specif : to separate (persons) on the basis of race, religion, or national origin vi : to practice or enforce a policy of segregation seg·re·ga·tive [-gā-tiv] adj ...
separate but equal
separate but equal : the doctrine set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court that sanctioned the segregation of individuals by race in separate but equal facilities but that was invalidated as unconstitutional see also Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and Plessy v. Ferguson in the Important Cases section ...
Kuklux
The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization active for several years after the close of the Civil War and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freed negroes called also Kuklux Klan and the Klan It exerienced a revival in the 1920s in the north as well as the south and persists as a weak organization into the 1990s Its goals were primarily anti negro and anti Catholic and its tactics included terrorist attacks on negroes for the purpose of intimidation with the goal of continuing segregation The signature activity of the Klan was the burning of a cross either at rallies of Klansmen or on the property of African Americans which they hoped to intimidate...
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