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emancipation

[ih-man-suh-pey-shuhn] / ɪˌmæn səˈpeɪ ʃən /


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Lyle Cherneff: Maryland historian Richard Paul Fugate estimates that between 3,000 and 4,000 children, in the first weeks after emancipation alone, were re-enslaved through these fraudulent indenture contracts.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Launched in 1966, the carnival celebrates Caribbean culture and the freedom of slaves after emancipation.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

And what do Americans think of when they think of the emancipation of enslaved people?

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

It commemorates the day—June 19, 1865—when news of emancipation reached people in the deepest parts of the former Confederacy in Galveston, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

In the same book, I met with one of Sheridan’s mighty speeches on and in behalf of Catholic emancipation.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass




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