Complex sentence: 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.
Split into simpler sentences: Colored or coloured is a term used in the United States during the racial segregation times, especially in the South. Were commonly used to describe people who do not have white skin or a Caucasian appearance (non-white) and also people with mixed racial heritage.