Noun
The act of disfranchising, or the state disfranchised; deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of chartered immunities.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAround the start of the 20th century, from 1890 to 1910, southern states passed new constitutions that completed disfranchisement of blacks. Source: Internet
Bryan was never comfortable with the black community, and attacked Roosevelt in 1904 for inviting Booker T. Washington to the White House to further the social equality between the races; he supported disfranchisement of southern blacks. Source: Internet
Cherokee and other Native Americans were classified on the colored side and suffered the same racial segregation and disfranchisement as former slaves. Source: Internet
Because of disfranchisement, by 1910 there were only 730 black voters (less than 0.5 percent of eligible African-American men), despite advances in education and literacy among blacks and people of color. Source: Internet
Elections main State elections With the disfranchisement of African Americans in 1901, the state became part of the " Solid South ", a system in which the Democratic Party operated as effectively the only viable political party in every Southern state. Source: Internet
In 1830, Russell proposed another, similar scheme: the enfranchisement of Leeds, Manchester, and Birmingham, and the disfranchisement of the next three boroughs found guilty of corruption; again, the proposal was rejected. Source: Internet