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colour bar

British  

noun

  1. discrimination against people of a different race, esp as practised by White people against Black people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Though its name sounds like a Marvel movie franchise waiting to happen, the League had a serious objective - eliminating the colour bar.

From BBC Oct. 17, 2022

He was born as Brazilian sport was still struggling to overcome the colour bar.

From The Guardian Jan. 1, 2021

He went on to score a succession of hits that were aimed at adolescent audiences, transcending the colour bar that plagued many contemporary black artists.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2017

Yet, now their stories have been unearthed, they will join Tull in being recognised as pioneers, who helped break the British military's colour bar during WW1.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2015

In our movement, at any rate, there can be no colour bar to love and justice.

From Native Life in South Africa by Plaatje, Sol (Solomon Tshekisho)

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