colour bar

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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There was a "shocking" amount of racism at the time, he said, describing how there was discrimination in local pubs that operated a "colour bar", as well as in housing and employment.

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His family want an apology for the 1911-1948 colour bar which stopped him fighting for the British title.

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

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At the time, the so-called “colour bar” meant that ethnic minorities could legally be banned from housing, employment and public places.

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