colour line

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Noun colour line has 1 sense

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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Colour Line

Definition:

The term colour line refers to a social barrier or division based on the discrimination and segregation of individuals or groups of different races or skin colors.

Examples:

As a noun:

The establishment of the colour line resulted in widespread racial inequality.
The book explores the history of the colour line in America.

As a verb:

He was colour-lined and denied access to certain public spaces.
The organization fought against colour lining and racial segregation.

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