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de facto segregation
[ dee fak-toh seg-ruh-gey-shuhn, dey fak-toh ]
noun
- racial, ethnic, or other segregation resulting from societal differences between groups, as socioeconomic or political disparity, without institutionalized legislation intended to segregate.
de facto segregation
- Racial segregation , especially in public schools, that happens “by fact” rather than by legal requirement. For example, often the concentration of African-Americans in certain neighborhoods produces neighborhood schools that are predominantly black, or segregated in fact ( de facto ), although not by law ( de jure ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of de facto segregation1
First recorded in 1955–60
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