This was the blacklash. The whitelash came, too, and blood flowed in the streets.
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Whitelash
//ˈ(h)waɪtlæʃ//
Synonyms for "whitelash" (1 found)
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There are four ‘whitelash’ bills currently before Congress, designed to seriously undermine Native American rights [and] sovereignty, and treaty land.
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for more on 'whitelash' reactions to militant black writing.
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There has been a particularly acute white backlash or 'whitelash' in the United States against affirmative action programmes which promote women and black men.
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