Postslavery
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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
More examples"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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