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colour line

/ˈkʌlər laɪn/

Tradução: Termo que designa a barreira social ou legal que separa as pessoas com base na raça, geralmente usado no contexto histórico da segregação racial e da discriminação.

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/ˈkʌlər laɪn/C1formalpolitical
  • ptTermo que designa a barreira social ou legal que separa as pessoas com base na raça, geralmente usado no contexto histórico da segregação racial e da discriminação.

A term referring to a social or legal boundary that separates people based on race, typically used in historical contexts of racial segregation and discrimination.

  1. Racial segregation boundaryC1formal

    A social or legal barrier that separates people based on race, particularly between white and non-white populations.

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    • The colour line was strictly enforced in many parts of the United States until the mid-20th century.
    • W.E.B. Du Bois famously wrote that the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the colour line.
    • Crossing the colour line was considered a serious social transgression in the segregated South.