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segregationist
[ seg-ri-gey-shuh-nist ]
Other Word Forms
- ܱt·r·tDz· noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of segregationist1
Example Sentences
In the 20th century, Presidents Kennedy and Johnson each used it three times, most often to protect the civil rights of Black Americans against “rebellious” segregationists.
The movie trusts you know who segregationist George Wallace was, just as you’ll be able to appreciate the joy of seeing an unidentified Stevie Wonder on stage with Lennon.
The federal government, motivated by Cold War-era concerns about its global image, intervened against segregationist Southern states.
By 1972, then President-Nixon’s people were worried about the prospect of segregationist former Alabama governor George Wallace drawing votes from Nixon as the potential nominee of the AIP, the right-wing American Independent Party.
His segregationist father had started the family peanut business, and his mother, Lillian, was a registered nurse.
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