confiscation
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In 1862, during the Civil War, Congress approved the Second Confiscation Act, which declared that all slaves taking refuge behind Union lines were to be set free.
From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2020
Confiscation, she said, was never on the agenda.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2018
Butler paid the “contrabands” for their labor, and Congress soon endorsed his policy with the First Confiscation Act, permitting the seizure of all property used for rebellion, including slaves.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Confiscation proved to be a dead end as the way for ex-slaves to acquire land of their own.
From Slate • Nov. 1, 2017
When we get home, Dad does the Big Confiscation.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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