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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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Noun
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The son had requested emancipation from Gaviola and obtained a domestic violence protection order against her from the Fresno County Superior Court.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025 -
Each of the 1800s-era houses — three of which are now UNESCO Sites of Memory — offers a window into a different chapter of Black life in Houston, from enslavement to emancipation.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The show also tackles a big historic topic with women’s suffrage.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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Poll taxes and literacy tests stripped away suffrage.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Everyone from beginners and active students to longtime scholars of Black liberation will find valuable and timely lessons in this book.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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And so begins a new part of the tale: a dystopian chapter written in the language of liberation.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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“Enfranchisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchisement. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.
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