dispossession
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The issue was morally and legally complex, he said, with compensation for colonial-era crimes, including land dispossession, yet to be addressed.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
The draft communique says a majority of member states “share common historical experiences in relation to this abhorrent trade, chattel enslavement, the debilitation and dispossession of indigenous people”.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024
That double punch has left Black homeowners more prone to falling behind on their taxes and, ultimately, to dispossession.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2024
But Penn’s legacy has been mythologized, to some extent, and his mission still led to the dispossession of natives, historians say.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024
And this view of things was connected to the fear that passed through the generations, to the sense of dispossession.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Vocabulary lists containing dispossession
Excerpts from "An African Voice"
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