What is the action of eliminating racial segregation?

• A. Integration
• B. Desegregation
• C. Segregation
• D. Unification

Answer: (B)

Desegregation is the action of eliminating racial segregation. It means ending laws and practices that kept people of different races apart and ensuring equal access to schools, transportation, and public spaces. A helpful context is the mid-20th century civil rights movement, where court cases and new laws broke down legally enforced separation, leading to shared facilities and opportunities. While integration describes the result of desegregation—people of different races sharing the same spaces—the specific action of ending the separation is desegregation. Segregation is the act of keeping groups apart, and unification is a broader term that doesn’t specifically address ending racial separation.