emancipation
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Northern states began gradual emancipation, making slavery a sectional institution dividing North from South.
The endorsement was a consequence of her emancipation: She likely would’ve stayed out of the race if she were still in leadership.
From Los Angeles Times
Along came the liberal Age of Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries, which celebrated liberty of the individual and emancipation from the strictures of monarchy.
From Salon
Though Ms. Spears is the focus of the account and the administrators are her fans, they see her fight for emancipation as one that anyone should be able to sympathize with.
From New York Times
He likened the Communist Party’s takeover of Tibet to Abraham Lincoln’s emancipation of enslaved Black people.
From New York Times
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