She was by trade a weaver; and by constant application to her business, she had been in a good degree preserved from the blighting and dehumanizing effects of slavery.

—narrative of the life of frederick douglass,
frederick douglass

use your knowledge of context clues, word roots, and affixes to determine the meaning of the word dehumanizing.

making humans unequal
making people more human
taking a person’s humanity away
taking people’s choices away

taking a person’s humanity away is right

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