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color line

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A barrier, created by custom, law, or economic differences, separating nonwhite persons from whites. Also called color bar.

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color line - barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites

color bar, colour bar, colour line, Jim Crow

ideological barrier - a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies

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