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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Recent Examples of emancipation
Black History Month grew out of an effort to honor the most important people in the history of Black emancipation in the United States, according to the ASALH.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Her daughter Frances Bean eventually files for emancipation.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
Yet even as Washington’s will was published hundreds of times in pamphlets and newspapers and the nation learned of its remarkable emancipation provisions, few Americans highlighted it in the way Allen had.
—John Garrison Marks, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Venerable said the goal was not to frame Black cowboy history only through pain or exclusion, but through endurance and achievement, including families – like his own —who stayed connected to land and livestock long after emancipation.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Her daughter Frances Bean eventually files for emancipation.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
Yet even as Washington’s will was published hundreds of times in pamphlets and newspapers and the nation learned of its remarkable emancipation provisions, few Americans highlighted it in the way Allen had.
—John Garrison Marks, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Venerable said the goal was not to frame Black cowboy history only through pain or exclusion, but through endurance and achievement, including families – like his own —who stayed connected to land and livestock long after emancipation.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emancipation
liberation
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The holiday has been observed as a celebration of Black freedom, resilience and community, and in recent years has taken on broader national significance as both a commemoration of liberation and a reminder of the long struggle for racial justice in the United States.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Images of marchers protesting the Nigerian civil war and of leaders of anti-colonial struggles blend with early documentation of European women’s-liberation movements.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Emancipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipation. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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