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deniggerization

deniggerization noun: 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.

Noun

deniggerization (uncountable)

  1. (offensive) 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.2010, David Hilliard, The Black Panther Party: Service to the People Programs, page ix
    • At one point he called his campaign the "deniggerization” of North Carolina.2013, Howard E. Covington, Jr., Henry Frye: North Carolina's First African American Chief Justice, page 109
  2. (offensive) 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.1912, Evan Rayland Chesterman, Things Mundane, page 89

Antonyms of deniggerization

Origin of deniggerization

From de- + niggerization.

Questions about deniggerization

What does deniggerization mean?
Deniggerization means 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.
What part of speech is deniggerization?
Deniggerization is a noun.

Words near deniggerization in the dictionary

  1. denieth
  2. deniggerise
  3. deniggerised
  4. deniggerises
  5. deniggerising
  6. deniggerization
  7. deniggerize
  8. deniggerized
  9. deniggerizes
  10. deniggerizing
  11. denigrate

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