rights of citizenship
Example Sentences
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The North Carolina Constitution forbids a person convicted of a felony from voting “unless that person shall be first restored to the rights of citizenship in the manner prescribed by law.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2021
Ozawa had lived in the U.S. for 20 years, but was denied the rights of citizenship because of alien land laws.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2021
“Whenever he demands the rights of citizenship he is accused of self-seeking,” he declared in a speech.
From Slate • Nov. 13, 2020
Black Americans’ exercising the rights of citizenship, the show makes clear, also prompted immediate and furious pushback.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2018
The end of slavery broke the dam, and the rights of citizenship began to roll in.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
