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deniggerization

noun

Etymology

From de- + niggerization.

  1. derived from niger
  2. derived from negro
  3. borrowed from nègre
  4. suffixed as niggerization — “nigger + ization”
  5. prefixed as deniggerization — “de + niggerization”

Definitions

  1. The act or process of deniggerizing

    The act or process of deniggerizing; the amelioration of the dehumanization resulting from institutionalized discrimination and negative stereotypes that have been put on blacks and other groups.

    • This awakening was the deniggerization of Black people—the process of turning scared, intimidated, helpless folk into bold, brave, hopeful people willing to live and die for Black freedom.
    • At one point he called his campaign the "deniggerization” of North Carolina.

  2. The act or process of freeing someone or something from black people or their influence.

    • "The angelic colored cook, —an ever brightening blessing,—has flown; […] And if it isn't, it ought to, for love and deniggerization some day must come to all.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA