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as in emancipation
the act of setting free from slavery
the Emancipation Proclamation was merely the first step in the full enfranchisement of African-Americans
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The drama follows a woman born into modest circumstances in Sicily in 1900, who goes on to navigate life in a convent, and then carves herself out a place in aristocratic household achieving happiness and emancipation in the process.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 May 2025 -
The story of Freedman's Village connects Arlington to the national history of slavery and emancipation.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Following the faith’s core beliefs in nonviolence and justice, Quakers have demonstrated for the abolition of slavery, in favor of the suffrage movement, against both World Wars, and the U.S. roles in the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, said Ross Brubeck, 38, one of the Quaker march organizers.—
Luis Andres Henao,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Bringing Down the Duke Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women) $18 $10 Amazon Set in 19th-century England, the story follows the daughter of a poor vicar whose scholarship to the University of Oxford hinges on her support for the women’s suffrage movement.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
1 May 2025
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When the Soviets liberated camps, there were no Western journalists, so there are no photos, no footage of the liberation of the camp.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Many reenactors came to Omaha Beach at dawn Tuesday to mark the 79th anniversary of the assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control.—
Medianews Group,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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“Enfranchisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchisement. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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