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What is "color line"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
color line
noun
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▪ In this way the color line grew firm and strong.
▪ The men stiffened up to the color line, charged forward with a cheer, and drove back the enemy.
▪ Tuesday marks year number 50 since Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball.
WordNet
color line

n. barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites [syn: color bar, colour bar, colour line, Jim Crow]

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Color Line (ferry operator)

Color Line AS is the largest cruiseferry line operating on routes to and from Norway. The company is also one of the leading operators in Europe. Color Line provides transportation for people and cargo, hotel accommodation, shopping, restaurants and entertainment. The company currently employs 3500 people in four countries.

Color Line main office is in Oslo, but the company also have offices in Kristiansand, Sandefjord and Larvik in addition to international offices in Kiel, Hirtshals and Strömstad.

Color line (civil rights issue)

The term color line was originally used as a reference to the racial segregation that existed in the United States after the abolition of slavery. An article by Frederick Douglass titled "The Color Line" was published in the North American Review in 1881. The phrase gained fame after W. E. B. Du Bois’ repeated use of it in his book The Souls of Black Folk.

Color Line

Color line may refer to:

  • Color line (civil rights issue)
  • Color Line (ferry operator)
  • Baseball color line