race problem

Noun

Meaning

a social and political problem caused by conflict between races occupying the same or adjacent regions

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Examples

There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty. Marcus Garvey

But for the national welfare, it is urgent to realize that the minorities do think, and think about something other than the race problem. Zora Neale Hurston

The race problem in the United States is the type of unpleasant problem which we would rather do without but which refuses to be buried. Charles Hamilton Houston

There is no race problem before the country, but only a political one, the question whether a Republican has any right to exist south of Mason and Dixon's line. Frederick Douglass

When I see the hatred exacted at Mr. Obama - you know, he lowered your taxes, killed your number one bad guy and got your guys out of Iraq - I don't understand why he seems to inflame people so much. You know, unless, unless there's a race problem. Henry Rollins

The ultimate solution to the race problem lies in the willingness of men to obey the unenforceable. Martin Luther King Jr.

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