Postslavery

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Since the end of a period of slavery. not-comparable

    "Perhaps it's no coincidence that, just as there's a rap gap, the gap between the black middle class and the one-third of the black community classified as poor is larger now than ever before in African-Americans' postslavery history."

Example

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"Perhaps it's no coincidence that, just as there's a rap gap, the gap between the black middle class and the one-third of the black community classified as poor is larger now than ever before in African-Americans' postslavery history."

Etymology

From post- + slavery.

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