Definition of "segregationists" [segregationists]

• Plural form of segregationist. (noun)

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• "Let me tell you a story to illustrate exactly what the segregationists are asking for."
• "Likewise during the civil rights era, while the civil rights movement relied substantially on black churches as sources of both organization and inspiration and also found allies in many Northern mainline Protestant churches, some segregationists also found a religious rationale for their beliefs."
• "Lyndon Johnson, shown signing the legislation, made a crucial last-minute phone call that enabled us to break a filibuster by Southern segregationists and pass the bill."