school desegregation

school desegregation
The attempt to end the practice of separating children of different races into distinct public schools.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


school desegregation
The attempt to end the practice of separating children of different races into distinct public schools.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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