emancipation

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Meanwhile, Northern states began gradual emancipation, making slavery a sectional institution dividing North from South.

From The Wall Street Journal

We were initiated into it through bondage and subsequent emancipation, not through radios and albums, nor through the leisurely acts of attending shows or festivals.

From Los Angeles Times

Monica Gilardi, 46, noted that her generation was probably “the one that suffered in silence more than others,” despite having experienced years of women’s battles and emancipation.

From Seattle Times

There was slavery, then emancipation and Jim Crow segregation, where “separate but equal” was codified.

From Scientific American

Filing a petition for emancipation The first thing you will need to do is file a petition stating that you want to be free from the control of your parents.

From Encyclopedia.com