enfranchisement
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Throughout the 1970s, the pursuit of public aid, affirmative action and political enfranchisement was funneled by federal policymakers into private enterprise.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
“We still started a conversation about teen enfranchisement, and I think that’s really valuable regardless of outcome,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
When you talk with people about full enfranchisement for Black Americans that conversation usually starts in 1965 with the Voting Rights Act.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2022
The Voting Rights Act set off a wave of enfranchisement of Black citizens, with more than 250,000 registering to vote before the end of 1965.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
It imparted a moral dignity to the servile classes, and it gave an unexampled impetus to the movement of enfranchisement.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Vocabulary lists containing enfranchisement
Novel Study: Julius Caesar, Act 3
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