race relations

British  

noun

1. (functioning as plural) the relations between members of two or more human races, esp within a single community

2. (functioning as singular) the branch of sociology concerned with such relations

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Example Sentences

And he believes - like Mockingbird - the stories have something to say about modern race relations in the US which is "part of the continuing relevance of what she wrote".

From BBC

To Kill A Mockingbird "had a huge influence on the way a lot of people thought about race relations in the United States".

From BBC

“The meeting was held at an undisclosed location in Manhattan. The group reportedly told him that an ‘explosive situation’ had developed in race relations in the North that, potentially, was at least equal to the growing racial strife in the South.”

From Slate

A senior figure from South Africa's ruling ANC party has defended his country's sovereignty amid growing tensions with the US over race relations and a new land law.

From BBC

But that doesn't take away from some of the serious themes in the book, such as race relations in the UK.

From BBC