colonialism

Example Sentences

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Frye said this was a legacy of colonialism and apartheid.

From Barron's

For four decades, he has produced boundary-stretching works addressing racism, homophobia, migration and colonialism, from experimental documentaries to lavish multiscreen installations; in all of them an activist spirit is counterbalanced with opulent imagery and sound.

From New York Times

Senior staff have "personally apologised" to students exposed to racist language and for "the lack of sensitivity displayed in discussions of topics such as racism, racial representations and colonialism".

From BBC

Some are diversifying their crops, reviving heirloom seeds or turning away from one legacy of European colonialism: the practice of planting in rows and saturating the soil with chemical fertilizers.

From New York Times

A few are turning away from one legacy of European colonialism, the practice of planting rows and rows of maize, or corn, and saturating the fields with chemical fertilizers.

From New York Times