racial discrimination

NOUN

prejudice based on race

Synonyms

WEAK

anti-Semitism race discrimination race prejudice race snobbery racialism racism

Example Sentences

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It also seeks to address the enduring consequences of slavery like inequality and racial discrimination.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

As well as aiding the Allied fight against fascism, Baker was a leading voice against racial discrimination in her homeland, and spoke alongside Martin Luther King Jr. at the 1963 march on Washington.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

In Callais, Alito also promised that he was not diminishing the constitutional guarantee against “present-day intentional racial discrimination regarding voting.”

From Slate • May 12, 2026

The voting section of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had enforced federal laws that protect voting rights, particularly those that combat racial discrimination.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

In early July, Martin Luther King Jr., one of Johnson’s biggest allies in the struggle to end racial discrimination, spoke out against the war while addressing civil rights leaders in Virginia.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge