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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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During Reconstruction, the era immediately following the Civil War and emancipation, Congress was working to protect the rights of African Americans especially in states that had recently ended slavery.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025 -
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.—
Michela Moscufo,
NBC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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In 1872, more than 150 years ago, Virginia Woodhull, an activist in the suffrage movement, became the first woman to run for president as a member of the National EqualRights Party.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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They have been involved in advocating for the protection of Native Americans’ rights, were early abolitionists and had many leaders involved in the women’s suffrage movement, according to History.com.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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Anne Frank The Exhibition opened on Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27 to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the largest death camp.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Turski was among a dwindling number of Holocaust survivors and spoke during observances last month marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.—
Vanessa Gera,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Enfranchisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchisement. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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