Desegregation Efforts

Definition

Refers to attempts made to eliminate racial segregation or separation based on race, particularly in public institutions such as schools, transportation, and public facilities.

Related terms

Jim Crow Laws: State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States after the Reconstruction era.

Little Rock Nine: A group of African American students who faced intense opposition while integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Freedom Riders: Activists who challenged segregated bus terminals in the South by riding interstate buses together to protest racial discrimination.