as in liberation
the act of setting free from slavery
a book discussing the role that emancipation played in the nation's history
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After emancipation from slavery, freed people had no right nor access to land.
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Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
More recently, however, historians discovered that, while the South fell behind the North economically immediately following emancipation, many elite slaveholders recovered financially within one or two generations.
—Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Her work frequently addresses themes close to her heart, such as emancipation and the female condition.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
Their eyes peer forward through bright, blue waters from their place in the parade of Grenadian emancipation and prestige.
—Natalie Preddie, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2024
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Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
More recently, however, historians discovered that, while the South fell behind the North economically immediately following emancipation, many elite slaveholders recovered financially within one or two generations.
—Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Her work frequently addresses themes close to her heart, such as emancipation and the female condition.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
Their eyes peer forward through bright, blue waters from their place in the parade of Grenadian emancipation and prestige.
—Natalie Preddie, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Emancipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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