colour bar
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
America can now say with pride that she has abolished the colour bar.
From What I Saw in America by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
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