white backlash
Noun: A strong, negative, and often hostile reaction or opposition from some white people, particularly in response to perceived social, political, or economic gains by Black people or other minority groups. This term specifically describes a resistance to advances in civil rights and racial equality.
The term is used to describe a sociological or political phenomenon of resistance. It is typically used in historical, political, and social discourse to analyze periods of tension following civil rights progress. * The voting patterns in that region were analyzed as a potential white backlash against recent immigration policies. * Historians note that the white backlash of the late 1960s influenced national politics.
The term is often used in academic and journalistic contexts to describe a collective political or social movement, rather than individual acts of prejudice. * The sociologist's paper examined how white backlash shaped housing policies in the 1970s.
- Backlash (noun): A strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development. (This is the root term, of which "white backlash" is a specific type.)
- Counter-reaction (noun): A reaction against a previous action or change.
- Resistance
- Counter-movement
- Adverse reaction
- Acceptance
- Progressivism (in the context of civil rights)
- Integration
- Backlash politics: Political strategies that seek to mobilize voters by appealing to this type of reaction.
- Resentment politics: A broader term for political activity fueled by group resentments.
- backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances