Sentence examples for had disenfranchised from inspiring English sources

Before 1913, his claim to fame was helping to draft a state constitution that had disenfranchised African-Americans.

By that time, the Reconstruction era was over, and efforts by conservative Democrats had disenfranchised most African-Americans once again.

Likewise, Alabama repealed a clause that denied rights for the vague offense of "moral turpitude," which reportedly had disenfranchised thousands of former convicts.

A mortal enemy of black people, he bragged that he and his followers had disenfranchised "as many as we could," and he publicly defended the murder of blacks.

The Roberts campaign, in contrast, reacted angrily to a decision it claimed had been issued by "liberal activist supreme court justices" which it said had "disenfranchised" Democratic primary voters.

Before the polls had closed on Tuesday, though, there was already talk of a legal challenge from a progressive group (which includes MoveOn.org among its members) charging that confusing ballots had disenfranchised some voters.

Iowa and New Hampshire have disenfranchised the rest of the country, and I'm of two minds about it.

Next up: peace in the Middle East.8 40 : The caucus system has disenfranchised me.

Missouri's voting-list problems received far less attention, but may have disenfranchised more eligible voters.

High taxes, expensive operating costs, rigid labor markets and heavy regulation have disenfranchised many companies, said Mr. Merszei of Dow.

boxes as an alternative form of address has disenfranchised native voters with tribal ID cards, he said.