colored

Colored or coloured is a term used in the United States during the racial segregation times, especially in the South, to describe people who do not have White skin or a Caucasian appearance (non-white) and also people with mixed racial heritage. This usually meant black African Americans, although the terms can be applied to members of other non-white races as well. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word colored was first used in the 14th Century, but with a completely different meaning not race or ethnicity.