At worst, it was an attempt to discourage blacks from applying at all.

This is going to discourage blacks from going to Detroit, or even applying.

The judge was highly critical of the town for creating a perceived "animus against blacks which has discouraged blacks from pursuing town employment opportunities."

The suit, which says the men set the fires to discourage blacks from moving to Hunters Brooke, does not specify a dollar amount for damages.

Opponents of black civil rights used economic reprisals and sometimes violence in the 1870s and 1880s to discourage blacks from registering to vote.

The university's admissions officials had expressed concerns that the arrests would discourage other blacks from attending the school.

There are endless stories of attempts to discourage blacks from voting.

Ms. Bruno said that a previous unsuccessful complaint had discouraged other blacks with similar concerns from participating in the current action.

Douglass had actually known about Brown's plans from early in 1859 and had made a number of efforts to discourage blacks from enlisting.

They further contended their constitutional rights were violated because the investigations were calculated to discourage poor, elderly and socially disadvantaged blacks from voting.