segregationist
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- ultrasegregationist noun
Etymology
Origin of segregationist
First recorded in 1910–15; segregation + -ist
Example Sentences
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Guided by that principle, one of us helped launch an effort within Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services to examine its history, including its segregationist past.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Worse, it portrayed the beloved character of Atticus Finch as a segregationist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Set in Maycomb, it sees two siblings, clearly Lee and her older sister Alice, confounded by her sister's black gardener Arthur, who's from the North but has apparently decided to work in the segregationist South.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
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.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025
Hodges’ chief political foe at this time was an outspoken segregationist named I. Beverly Lake, an assistant state attorney general, who, it was rumored, planned to oppose Hodges in the 1956 gubernatorial race.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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