Color Barrier (Noun)
Meaning
The barrier preventing Blacks from participating in various activities with whites.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The baseball color barrier was finally broken when Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 as the first African American player in the major leagues.
- Many faced a daunting color barrier in seeking employment opportunities and higher education during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
- Breaking the color barrier in sports was a monumental step toward equality for African Americans, but challenging societal norms and attitudes remained.
- After years of fighting the color barrier, Linda Brown's family was instrumental in desegregating American schools in 1954.
- Astronaut Guion Bluford broke a significant color barrier in 1983 by becoming the first African American to journey into outer space.