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person of color. A person who has a racial identity other than white. Usage Note: Dissatisfaction with nonwhite as a comprehensive racial label has likely contributed to the recent popularity of terms formed with the phrase of color, as in person of color, woman of color, or students of color.
Relevance. Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: people of color refers to nonwhites as a whole whereas colored people generally refers to blacks, though I'm sure back in the 50s, they meant it as anyone who's not white anyways. Americans are silly. :).