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color line

 

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Noun color line has 1 sense
  1. color bar, colour bar, color line, colour line, Jim Crow - barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
    --1 is a kind of ideological barrier

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Color Line

Noun: A line or boundary separating people of different racial or ethnic backgrounds, especially with regard to their social, political, or economic status.

Sample Sentence: The abolition of the color line was a significant achievement in the civil rights movement.


Noun: In sports, a barrier that prevents athletes of color from participating at the same level as white athletes.

Sample Sentence: Despite their immense talent, many African American baseball players faced discrimination and were unable to cross the color line into professional leagues until the late 1940s.


Adjective: Relating to the separation or discrimination based on race or ethnicity.

Sample Sentence: The color line policies were deeply ingrained in the society, resulting in widespread racial segregation.

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