The case was a local sensation, an accelerant in a racial atmosphere that was fiery in the best of times.

The board hopes to avoid the bitter political and racial atmosphere that has surrounded the selection in the past.

But the violence and suffering of such areas has a disproportionate effect on American life, driving people from cities and poisoning the nation's racial atmosphere.

He described the racial atmosphere at UT as "terrifying.

The racial atmosphere was tense in those days.

"Hard Revolution" makes no excuses for the racial atmosphere in which Derek and Dennis grow up.

But he was usually bypassed for the award as outstanding athlete at the meets and thought that the racial atmosphere might have been a factor.

Mr. Hackney cannot be held liable for the poisonous racial atmosphere that makes some protections necessary.

But as the Governor acknowledged, it will take more than public relations to improve the racial atmosphere in New York.

"Where does anybody think that a city, within its own confines, can control the racial atmosphere of 100,000 people and its attitudes, or would desire to?"