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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Think of it as a service to you both: a double emancipation.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, marking the day in 1865 when freedom was proclaimed in Texas.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Historically, the relationship between Black Americans and the American South—in both the art world and the world writ large—is reduced to that of oppression and enslavement, with little attention paid to the creative and scientific innovations that both preceded and followed emancipation.
—Evan Nicole Brown, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
At the end of the day, Palmer decided not to seek emancipation from her parents and attributes part of the reason to Smith's phone call.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, marking the day in 1865 when freedom was proclaimed in Texas.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Historically, the relationship between Black Americans and the American South—in both the art world and the world writ large—is reduced to that of oppression and enslavement, with little attention paid to the creative and scientific innovations that both preceded and followed emancipation.
—Evan Nicole Brown, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
At the end of the day, Palmer decided not to seek emancipation from her parents and attributes part of the reason to Smith's phone call.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Emancipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipation. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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