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, reparations were self-organized through grassroots organizations such as the Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty, and Pension Association and federal agencies such as the Freedmen’s Bureau, yet neither lasted long.
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Michela Moscufo, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
The tragic story of the young seamstress Frieda Keller sparks a debate about shame, ethics and emancipation.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
After emancipation and Reconstruction, which brought the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments — abolishing slavery, granting citizenship, and extending voting rights to Black men — a backlash emerged in Jim Crow laws.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Soon, an even larger emancipation was taking place along the Mississippi River.
—Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
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Michela Moscufo, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
The tragic story of the young seamstress Frieda Keller sparks a debate about shame, ethics and emancipation.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
After emancipation and Reconstruction, which brought the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments — abolishing slavery, granting citizenship, and extending voting rights to Black men — a backlash emerged in Jim Crow laws.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Soon, an even larger emancipation was taking place along the Mississippi River.
—Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Emancipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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