interracial
adjective
in·ter·ra·cial
ˌin-tər-ˈrā-shəl 
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
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Segregationists resisted integration by calling it a threat, arguing that interracial relationships would foster immorality.
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Carter Woodson had just realized the potential of that idea when Kentucky outlawed interracial classrooms.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Moreover, there’s a distinct harmony to the film’s interracial couplings — born, perhaps, from the lives of its two married writers — without the need to present awkward skirmishes.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
In June 1932, Herndon led a peaceful interracial demonstration in front of the Fulton County Courthouse because county officials had decided to cut off all unemployment relief at the height of the Great Depression.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Carter Woodson had just realized the potential of that idea when Kentucky outlawed interracial classrooms.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Moreover, there’s a distinct harmony to the film’s interracial couplings — born, perhaps, from the lives of its two married writers — without the need to present awkward skirmishes.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
In June 1932, Herndon led a peaceful interracial demonstration in front of the Fulton County Courthouse because county officials had decided to cut off all unemployment relief at the height of the Great Depression.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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interracial
adjective
in·ter·ra·cial
ˌint-ər-ˈrā-shəl
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races
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