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emancipation

[ih-man-suh-pey-shuhn] / ɪˌmæn səˈpeɪ ʃən /


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Varnhagen became Arendt’s first instrument for thinking about failed emancipation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Cherneff: Almost immediately after emancipation in Maryland, there were reports of parents petitioning for the freedom of their children.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Another maramaba noblewoman Tamu Rambu Margaretha -- widely known as Mama Margaretha -- has long sought to loosen the bonds of slavery in her village of Prailiu, even travelling to Jakarta to advocate emancipation.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Launched in 1966, the carnival celebrates Caribbean culture and the freedom of slaves after emancipation.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

They could talk about anything they wished, including the gradual abolition of slavery itself, though he felt that Congress was unlikely to take any dramatic action “tending to the emancipation of the slaves.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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