30 April 2012

Disenfranchise

Word of the day


verb
deprive (someone) of the right to vote:
• (as adj. disenfranchised) deprived of power; marginalized:
• deprive (someone) of a right or privilege:
• archaic deprive (someone) of the rights and privileges of a free inhabitant of a borough, city, or country.

Oxford American Dictionary



Longing for a time When elections were decided by informed voters
Actually equating male white landowners with those who are informed
Not acknowledge historic systematic efforts to deny education to women and people of color

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