Sentences with phrase «divided along racial lines»

On the hot - button issues of the day, opinions are often sharply divided along racial lines, both in Mississippi and nationally.

In the St. Louis area, school districts tend to be divided along racial lines, and a New York Times reporter covering the story of the transfers heard from white parents in receiving districts who expressed concern that troublemakers will be among the transfers, and that teachers may have to slow down to allow the students from struggling districts, which are predominantly black, to catch up.

Although WWII was allegedly the most racially motivated war, the belligerents were actually not divided along racial lines.

Throughout the 1950s and the early 1960s, the music industry was sharply divided along racial lines.

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Sharply divided along class and racial lines, it is emerging from a 36 - year civil war.

Much of the dialogue following the Charleston killings has focused on the Confederate flag, which has long been considered a symbol dividing the South along racial lines.

De Blasio also continues to divide the city along racial lines.

No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson Director: Steve James Steve James returns to his hometown of Hampton, Virginia to examine the 1993 bowling alley brawl that landed Allen Iverson, the nation's top high - school basketball player, in jail and divided the community along racial lines.

Unlike the mayor's election two years earlier, this one divided sharply along racial lines, with a majority of the predominantly white voters in wards one, two, three, and six favoring the charter amendment.

The result is an opportunity gap and divide along racial and class lines that threatens the future of our communities, economy, and democracy.